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Mountain View Open 2017

Marietta, Georgia · 29 April 2017 · 12 events · 73 competitors · 97 personal bests

Raymond Goslow won four of the twelve events (Skewb, 4×4 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Raymond Goslow by 0.08 seconds. 73 competitors produced 97 personal bests, 17 of which still stand today, and 24 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Noah Feld took a 3×3 blindfolded single of 3:46.06 down to 1:41.01, 55 percent better in one day.

Four wins
Raymond Goslow — Skewb, 4×4 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind, 3×3 with feet
0.08s
closest final — Skewb, Raymond Goslow over Andrew Yang
97
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Nicolás Sánchez7.638.90
5×5Katie Hull1:14.811:21.23
7×7Jared Stinson3:50.113:56.88
3×3 blindfoldedKyra Joiner53.73—
ClockCarson Claud6.367.59
MegaminxJared Stinson54.121:02.31
SkewbRaymond Goslow3.575.76
Square-1Katie Hull12.2514.96
4×4 blindfoldedRaymond Goslow6:16.32—
5×5 blindfoldedChristopher Cabrera——
3×3 Multi-BlindRaymond Goslow13 of 13 cubes · 49:58—
3×3 with feetRaymond Goslow43.4348.85

The PB harvest

97 set · 17 still standing
  • Brandon Rainey — 3×3 single 9.85: into the top 7.0% of the event's history.
  • Raymond Goslow — 3×3 Multi-Blind single 13 of 13 cubes · 49:58: into the top 10.5% of the event's history.
  • Daniel Coble — Skewb single 4.00: into the top 10.9% of the event's history.
  • Seth Pietrowski — Square-1 single 16.96: into the top 20.9% of the event's history.
  • Minsoo Park — 5×5 single 1:23.81: into the top 22.2% of the event's history.
  • Michael Margate — Skewb single 6.99: into the top 33.6% of the event's history.
  • Thomas Bryan — Square-1 single 22.81: into the top 34.3% of the event's history.
  • Seth Pietrowski — 3×3 single 18.19: into the top 34.7% 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

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

The field

73 competitors · 412 results · 12 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. Nicolás Sánchez won it with a 8.90 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

73 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.