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ODU Big Blue Fall 2017

Norfolk, Virginia · 9 September 2017 · 6 events · 51 competitors · 46 personal bests

Jonathan Tilahun won three of the six events (3×3, 2×2, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Jonathan Tilahun by 0.24 seconds. 51 competitors produced 46 personal bests, 12 of which still stand today, and 20 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Michael Nielsen took a 3×3 single of 37.82 down to 11.81, 69 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Jonathan Tilahun — 3×3, 2×2, Pyraminx
0.24s
closest final — 3×3, Jonathan Tilahun over Benjamin Christie
46
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Jonathan Tilahun8.9310.01
2×2Jonathan Tilahun2.963.50
4×4Benjamin Christie35.4041.36
5×5Eric Zhao1:13.991:20.59
3×3 one-handedRay Bai12.9115.35
PyraminxJonathan Tilahun3.794.90

The PB harvest

46 set · 12 still standing
  • Ethan Donecoff — 3×3 single 8.67: into the top 4.1% of the event's history.
  • Eric Zhao — Pyraminx single 4.74: into the top 11.6% of the event's history.
  • Bella Christie — Pyraminx single 5.27: into the top 14.9% of the event's history.
  • Benjamin Bynum — 3×3 single 16.53: into the top 29.5% of the event's history.
  • Ben White — Pyraminx single 7.53: into the top 32.3% of the event's history.
  • Zachary Breitbeil — 3×3 single 18.08: into the top 34.3% of the event's history.
  • Luke Christie — 3×3 single 19.54: into the top 38.6% of the event's history.
  • Joshua Nichols — 3×3 single 20.47: into the top 41.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

20 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

51 competitors · 292 results · 6 events.

Everyone who competed

51 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.