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Mid-Columbia Cubing Competition 2013

Richland, Washington · 21 September 2013 · 9 events · 25 competitors · 51 personal bests

Luke Tycksen won three of the nine events (2×2, 3×3 one-handed, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Ian Bourn by 0.37 seconds. 25 competitors produced 51 personal bests, 16 of which still stand today, and six people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Michael Zavalza took a 5×5 single of 8:30.50 down to 3:16.47, 62 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Luke Tycksen — 2×2, 3×3 one-handed, Pyraminx
0.37s
closest final — 3×3, Ian Bourn over Aaron LoPrete
51
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Ian Bourn10.4512.14
2×2Luke Tycksen3.793.85
4×4Aaron LoPrete44.6346.43
5×5Aaron LoPrete1:27.111:29.69
6×6Aaron LoPrete2:55.843:04.19
3×3 blindfoldedNick Vu1:29.97
3×3 one-handedLuke Tycksen17.7120.69
PyraminxLuke Tycksen6.127.84
3×3 Multi-BlindNick Vu11 of 11 cubes · 58:51

The PB harvest

51 set · 16 still standing
  • Trenton Beatty — 3×3 one-handed single 15.61: into the top 9.4% of the event's history.
  • Nick Vu — 3×3 Multi-Blind single 11 of 11 cubes · 58:51: into the top 15.4% of the event's history.
  • Nick Swallow — 2×2 single 3.44: into the top 19.4% of the event's history.
  • Ian Bourn — 2×2 single 3.51: into the top 20.3% of the event's history.
  • Nick Vu — 3×3 blindfolded single 1:29.97: into the top 23.1% of the event's history.
  • Colton Sowers — 2×2 single 3.93: into the top 25.6% of the event's history.
  • Nick Vu — 3×3 single 15.88: into the top 27.4% of the event's history.
  • Dave Wing — Pyraminx single 7.65: into the top 33.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

Six people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 6,160 people who made their debut in 2013. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

25 competitors · 181 results · 9 events.

Everyone who competed

25 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.