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Midcoast Cubing 2017

Lincolnville, Maine · 10 June 2017 · 7 events · 35 competitors · 42 personal bests

Roger Lightbody III won three of the seven events (3×3, 2×2, Skewb) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Nick Leighton by 0.05 seconds. 35 competitors produced 42 personal bests, 13 of which still stand today, and 16 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Josh Blackman took a 4×4 single of 2:13.75 down to 1:01.88, 54 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Roger Lightbody III — 3×3, 2×2, Skewb
0.05s
closest final — Pyraminx, Nick Leighton over Josh Blackman
42
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Roger Lightbody III9.589.98
2×2Roger Lightbody III1.432.04
4×4Sam Schultz47.3952.77
3×3 blindfoldedMatthew McMillan
3×3 one-handedAidan McKenzie26.4228.01
PyraminxNick Leighton6.047.14
SkewbRoger Lightbody III3.724.54

The PB harvest

42 set · 13 still standing
  • Aidan Bell — 2×2 single 2.86: into the top 12.7% of the event's history.
  • Luke Bodwell — Pyraminx single 5.31: into the top 15.1% of the event's history.
  • Zack Gallant Côté — 3×3 single 15.34: into the top 25.6% of the event's history.
  • Beck Hermann — 3×3 single 17.40: into the top 32.3% of the event's history.
  • Matthew McMillan — 3×3 one-handed single 24.58: into the top 33.1% of the event's history.
  • Beck Hermann — Skewb single 7.55: into the top 37.8% of the event's history.
  • Charles Grossman — 3×3 single 19.73: into the top 39.2% of the event's history.
  • Charles Grossman — 2×2 single 5.13: into the top 40.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

16 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

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

The field

35 competitors · 300 results · 7 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. Roger Lightbody III won it with a 9.98 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

35 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.