Competitions · United States
Potato Open 2018
Iona, Idaho · 19 May 2018 · 10 events · 29 competitors · 61 personal bests
Brendan Bakker (貝庭笙) won six of the ten events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 4×4, won by Brendan Bakker (貝庭笙) by 0.07 seconds. 29 competitors produced 61 personal bests, 11 of which still stand today, and five people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Brendan Bakker (貝庭笙) took a Clock single of 33.52 down to 15.40, 54 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Brendan Bakker (貝庭笙) | 10.89 | 12.39 |
| 2×2 | Brendan Bakker (貝庭笙) | 2.06 | 3.21 |
| 4×4 | Brendan Bakker (貝庭笙) | 46.84 | 52.07 |
| 5×5 | Brendan Bakker (貝庭笙) | 1:19.83 | 1:22.74 |
| 6×6 | Calvin Nielson | 2:52.98 | 3:07.74 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Brendan Bakker (貝庭笙) | 1:26.87 | — |
| Clock | Samuel Baird | 7.76 | 8.21 |
| Pyraminx | Rustin Haderlie | 5.03 | 5.87 |
| Square-1 | Calvin Nielson | 7.79 | 9.72 |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | Brendan Bakker (貝庭笙) | 6 of 9 cubes · 55:00 | — |
The PB harvest
61 set · 11 still standing- Elizabeth Hunt — Pyraminx single 4.25: into the top 8.9% of the event's history.
- George Higgins — 3×3 single 10.49: into the top 8.9% of the event's history.
- Matthew Leavitt — Pyraminx single 6.04: into the top 20.3% of the event's history.
- Levi Clarke — 4×4 single 53.90: into the top 29.4% of the event's history.
- Clarke Hawkinson — Pyraminx single 8.60: into the top 41.4% of the event's history.
- Jared Weinmeister — 2×2 single 5.23: into the top 42.2% of the event's history.
- Jared Weinmeister — Pyraminx single 12.53: into the top 70.4% of the event's history.
- Jared Weinmeister — 4×4 single 1:50.41: into the top 76.9% of the event's history.
First-timers
Five 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
29 competitors · 192 results · 10 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. Brendan Bakker (貝庭笙) won it with a 12.39 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
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B' U D2 R L B' D R2 B2 R D2 R2 B D2 B' U2 D2 L2 U2 D2 - 2
R2 U2 F2 R2 D' U' R2 D2 L' F2 U' F' R B L B2 L' R2 U2 - 3
R2 B' U2 L2 U2 L2 B D2 F2 R' D2 B2 F' D L D2 U2 L2 B' D2 - 4
R B2 L D2 L F2 R2 D2 L' D U2 F R2 B U' R2 D B2 R' - 5
U2 F' L2 F R B2 U F U D B2 L' U2 R U2 F2 R' U2 B2 R
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
29 competitors- Brendan Bakker (貝庭笙)
- Brendan Robinson
- Brian Rock
- Calvin Nielson
- Clarke Hawkinson
- Cole Baker
- Cole Kelley
- Damian Wilding
- Elizabeth Hunt
- George Higgins
- Isaac Dunson
- Jacob Mayer
- Jared Weinmeister
- Joseph Sale
- Kemen Freeman
- Levi Clarke
- Lex Tyger
- Luke Lambson
- Matthew Leavitt
- Mitch Smoot
- Nathan Henrie
- Quinnten Reck
- Rustin Haderlie
- Ryan Leavitt
- Sam Porter
- Samuel Baird
- Spencer Stutzman
- Ty Oliver Porter
- Wendy Rock
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.