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Oregon State 2018

Corvallis, Oregon · 24 February 2018 · 6 events · 65 competitors · 76 personal bests

Asher Kim-Magierek won two of the six events (3×3, 2×2) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Asher Kim-Magierek by 0.12 seconds. 65 competitors produced 76 personal bests, 25 of which still stand today, and 17 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Xander Bailey took a 2×2 single of 8.17 down to 2.70, 67 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Asher Kim-Magierek — 3×3, 2×2
0.12s
closest final — 2×2, Asher Kim-Magierek over Aidan Lee
76
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Asher Kim-Magierek8.529.40
2×2Asher Kim-Magierek2.252.80
4×4Aidan Lee35.0237.55
6×6Tyler Halgren2:13.102:20.73
3×3 blindfoldedMax Hilliard20.8624.54
Square-1Benjamin Gottschalk7.3210.62

The PB harvest

76 set · 25 still standing
  • Enoch Gray — 2×2 single 2.05: into the top 5.1% of the event's history.
  • Michael Zavalza — 2×2 single 2.38: into the top 7.8% of the event's history.
  • Núria Pérez Casas — 2×2 single 2.44: into the top 8.3% of the event's history.
  • Devin McLaughlin — 2×2 single 2.77: into the top 11.7% of the event's history.
  • Benjamin Wines — 3×3 single 11.62: into the top 12.6% of the event's history.
  • Catherine McCarthy — 2×2 single 2.88: into the top 12.9% of the event's history.
  • Benjamin Wines — 4×4 single 41.09: into the top 13.4% of the event's history.
  • Michael Zavalza — 3×3 single 11.92: into the top 13.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

17 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,076 people who made their debut in 2018. 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

65 competitors · 349 results · 6 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. Asher Kim-Magierek won it with a 9.40 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

65 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.