Competitions · United States
Oregon State Favorites 2018
Corvallis, Oregon · 2 June 2018 · 17 events · 57 competitors · 68 personal bests
Benjamin Gottschalk won three of the 17 events (Megaminx, Square-1, 3×3 with feet) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Nick Stoker by 0.02 seconds. 57 competitors produced 68 personal bests, 24 of which still stand today, and ten people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Devon Biernacki took a Skewb single of 10.29 down to 5.14, 50 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Nick Stoker | 9.09 | 10.79 |
| 2×2 | Nick Stoker | 3.16 | 4.25 |
| 4×4 | Aaron LoPrete | 34.82 | 39.45 |
| 5×5 | Aaron LoPrete | 1:13.77 | 1:18.81 |
| 6×6 | Jason White | 2:56.19 | 3:14.13 |
| 7×7 | Jack Doyle | 4:00.00 | 4:12.12 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Max Hilliard | 21.25 | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Clancy Caster | 17.22 | 21.75 |
| Clock | Keenan Johnson | 11.99 | 12.90 |
| Megaminx | Benjamin Gottschalk | 53.08 | 58.44 |
| Pyraminx | Tripp Peters | 3.20 | 3.48 |
| Skewb | Alex Kuepper | 4.93 | 5.29 |
| Square-1 | Benjamin Gottschalk | 8.77 | 10.65 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | Enoch Gray | 2:59.57 | — |
| 5×5 blindfolded | Enoch Gray | 5:46.03 | — |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | Enoch Gray | 22 of 25 cubes · 57:28 | — |
| 3×3 with feet | Benjamin Gottschalk | 36.79 | 50.11 |
The PB harvest
68 set · 24 still standing- Alex Kuepper — Skewb single 3.10: into the top 5.5% of the event's history.
- Brandon Arnyai — 3×3 single 9.40: into the top 5.8% of the event's history.
- Enoch Gray — 5×5 blindfolded single 5:46.03: into the top 6.2% of the event's history.
- Andrew Jones — Skewb single 4.14: into the top 11.9% of the event's history.
- Christian Dara — Skewb single 4.23: into the top 12.5% of the event's history.
- Devin McLaughlin — 3×3 single 11.89: into the top 13.5% of the event's history.
- Devon Biernacki — Skewb single 5.14: into the top 19.3% of the event's history.
- Jas Keerat Singh — 3×3 single 14.87: into the top 24.0% of the event's history.
First-timers
Ten 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
57 competitors · 248 results · 17 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. Nick Stoker won it with a 10.79 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
L2 D2 R2 F R2 B2 U2 B' D2 L2 D R U' B2 R B' U' R U2 L' - 2
D2 B2 D2 R2 F' L2 F' U2 R2 F' U R' D U L D B F' D2 L2 - 3
F2 R2 D' U2 R2 D' U2 R2 B2 R U' L B' L' B L' B2 F' R U2 - 4
D' L2 F2 U2 R2 U' F2 L2 D R2 F2 R' F2 D B U' R' D' L2 B' L' - 5
F2 R2 D2 R D2 F2 R D2 B U L' U' F U L D2 R D B
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
57 competitors- Aaron LoPrete
- Alex Kuepper
- Andrew Jones
- Anna Christenson
- Austin Hua
- Benjamin Gottschalk
- Blake Parmentier
- Brandon Arnyai
- Brayden Flores
- Casey Boomer
- Christian Dara
- CJ Chow
- Clancy Caster
- Dakota Luu
- Devin McLaughlin
- Devon Biernacki
- Drake Robertson
- Dylan Raymond
- Enoch Gray
- Eric Wright
- Ethan Supnet
- Evan Kuske
- Evan Romer
- Gavin Gurfinkel
- Glenn Davis
- Gregory Makai Stewart
- Gregory Martin
- Griffin Kolb
- Jack Doyle
- Jacob Christenson
- Jandell Ryan Ko
- Jas Keerat Singh
- Jason Hull
- Jason Hunt
- Jason White
- Jeffrey Varga
- Josiah Veuleman
- Keenan Johnson
- Ken Hunt
- Kit Clement
- Kovin Evarts
- Luca Black
- Maeve Connors
- Matthew Corbett
- Matthew Dickman
- Max Hilliard
- Micah Lomen
- Michael Zavalza
- Nicholas Schollard
- Nick Stoker
- Nielan Gudino
- Ryan Mann
- Titus Hull
- Tommy Neibergs
- Tripp Peters
- Vianne Chang
- Xander Bailey
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.