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Competitions · United States

No Stress Solving 2017

Marietta, Georgia · 2 July 2017 · 2 events · 56 competitors · 19 personal bests

Nicolás Sánchez won two of the two events (3×3, 2×2) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Nicolás Sánchez by 0.70 seconds. 56 competitors produced 19 personal bests, 6 of which still stand today, and 27 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Will Coracy took a 2×2 single of 14.77 down to 3.76, 75 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Nicolás Sánchez — 3×3, 2×2
0.70s
closest final — 2×2, Nicolás Sánchez over Katie Hull
19
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Nicolás Sánchez7.598.34
2×2Nicolás Sánchez2.202.54

The PB harvest

19 set · 6 still standing
  • Vidhur Kaushik — 3×3 single 13.15: into the top 17.9% of the event's history.
  • Will Coracy — 2×2 single 3.76: into the top 23.5% of the event's history.
  • Matthew Goldstein — 2×2 single 4.40: into the top 31.6% of the event's history.
  • Cain Chitwood — 2×2 single 5.08: into the top 40.3% of the event's history.
  • Ved Mayur Paranjpe — 3×3 single 33.61: into the top 68.5% of the event's history.
  • Cain Chitwood — 3×3 single 34.16: into the top 69.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

27 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

56 competitors · 156 results · 2 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 8.34 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

56 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.