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Lexington Summer 2017

Lexington, Massachusetts · 1 July 2017 · 11 events · 141 competitors · 203 personal bests

Kevin Hays won four of the eleven events (4×4, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the Square-1, won by Rowe Hessler by 0.03 seconds. 141 competitors produced 203 personal bests, 40 of which still stand today, and 24 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Kevin Hays set the 6×6 average world record: 1:34.21.

Four wins
Kevin Hays — 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7
0.03s
closest final — Square-1, Rowe Hessler over Brandon Lin (林博浩)
203
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Rowe Hessler6.947.92
4×4Kevin Hays27.0529.63
5×5Kevin Hays49.5953.05
6×6Kevin Hays1:34.871:36.09
7×7Kevin Hays2:19.742:23.71
3×3 blindfoldedBrandon Lin (林博浩)50.12—
3×3 one-handedJustin Mallari9.9211.58
MegaminxNick Rech50.2051.28
PyraminxLivia Kleiner2.472.84
SkewbDaniel Rose-Levine3.233.99
Square-1Rowe Hessler8.4910.04

The PB harvest

203 set · 40 still standing
  • Connor Breen — Pyraminx single 2.86: into the top 3.2% of the event's history.
  • Samuel Brenner — Skewb single 3.13: into the top 5.6% of the event's history.
  • Jason Bilgrei — 3×3 one-handed single 14.62: into the top 7.3% of the event's history.
  • Benjamin Costantini — Skewb single 4.01: into the top 11.0% of the event's history.
  • Brandon Lin (林博浩) — Skewb single 4.09: into the top 11.5% of the event's history.
  • Connor Reid — 4×4 single 42.56: into the top 15.2% of the event's history.
  • Samuel Brenner — Square-1 single 14.87: into the top 16.1% of the event's history.
  • Benjamin Tuttle — Square-1 single 15.80: into the top 18.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

24 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 23,482 people who made their debut in 2017. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

141 competitors · 939 results · 11 events.

Solve this final yourself

how this works →

The 3×3 final here ran on one scramble group, so these five sequences are exactly what the finalists faced. Rowe Hessler won it with a 7.92 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

  1. 1F2 R' D' R' F B' D B' R2 D' L2 D B2 L2 U F2 D2
  2. 2U2 L2 R U2 L' F2 L2 F L' B' U' F' R F2 D B D' F2
  3. 3D B2 D' L2 D L2 D' B' U' R' B' F2 D' B' D' L2 U' R U'
  4. 4D2 L' B2 L' B2 D2 F2 D2 F' D R' B' F U F L' D2 U' F'
  5. 5R2 B' U' R2 F' D' L F' B U R2 U' F2 B2 L2 U' R2 U' L2

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

141 competitors

Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a final is a competition's last round; its order decides the podium · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · every solve starts from a computer-generated scramble, the same for every competitor in a round.