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Northwest Championships 2017

Portland, Oregon · 11 August 2017 · 16 events · 173 competitors · 319 personal bests

Kevin Hays won four of the 16 events (4×4, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Christopher Olson by 0.17 seconds. 173 competitors produced 319 personal bests, 64 of which still stand today, and 36 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Kevin Hays set the 7×7 single continental record: 2:11.31.

Four wins
Kevin Hays — 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7
0.17s
closest final — 2×2, Christopher Olson over Andy Denney
319
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Danny SungIn Park6.827.76
2×2Christopher Olson1.461.89
4×4Kevin Hays27.0329.46
5×5Kevin Hays45.5952.71
6×6Kevin Hays1:35.441:35.56
7×7Kevin Hays2:15.322:34.45
3×3 blindfoldedIshaan Agrawal20.83—
3×3 Fewest MovesKit Clement29 moves30.67
3×3 one-handedWeston Mizumoto10.2712.82
MegaminxDaniel Yang46.7849.52
PyraminxKyle Polage2.824.23
SkewbAiden Bartlett3.904.10
Square-1Rowe Hessler6.939.78
4×4 blindfoldedGraham Siggins3:43.88—
5×5 blindfoldedGraham Siggins8:31.13—
3×3 Multi-BlindRiley Woo14 of 17 cubes · 56:01—

The PB harvest

319 set · 64 still standing
  • Daniel Raber — Pyraminx single 2.69: into the top 2.7% of the event's history.
  • Chris Brotzman — 3×3 single 9.33: into the top 5.7% of the event's history.
  • Jason Hunt — Skewb single 3.65: into the top 8.6% of the event's history.
  • PJ Perez — 2×2 single 2.48: into the top 8.7% of the event's history.
  • Nathan Raber — Skewb single 4.11: into the top 11.6% of the event's history.
  • Reilly Gault — 3×3 single 11.72: into the top 12.9% of the event's history.
  • Kalani Leibow — 2×2 single 2.93: into the top 13.4% of the event's history.
  • Levi Raber — Pyraminx single 5.10: into the top 13.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

36 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

173 competitors · 1391 results · 16 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. Danny SungIn Park won it with a 7.76 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

173 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.