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Competitions · United States

Puget Sound NxNxN 2018

Tacoma, Washington · 8 December 2018 · 7 events · 77 competitors · 94 personal bests

Kevin Hays won three of the seven events (5×5, 6×6, 7×7) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Max Siauw by 0.13 seconds. 77 competitors produced 94 personal bests, 19 of which still stand today, and 13 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Max Hilliard set the 3×3 blindfolded single world record: 16.55.

Three wins
Kevin Hays — 5×5, 6×6, 7×7
0.13s
closest final — 3×3, Max Siauw over Luke Tycksen
94
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Max Siauw7.378.21
2×2Sameer Aggarwal1.472.67
4×4Luke Tycksen27.0729.27
5×5Kevin Hays47.0651.00
6×6Kevin Hays1:31.831:37.25
7×7Kevin Hays2:20.232:27.94
3×3 blindfoldedMax Hilliard16.55

The PB harvest

94 set · 19 still standing
  • Dylan Barton Bagley — 3×3 single 9.18: into the top 5.3% of the event's history.
  • Cole Cloud — 3×3 single 10.82: into the top 9.9% of the event's history.
  • David Armstrong — 7×7 single 3:01.10: into the top 10.9% of the event's history.
  • Matthew Dickman — 4×4 single 44.56: into the top 17.7% of the event's history.
  • Byron Jin — 2×2 single 4.45: into the top 32.3% of the event's history.
  • Ty Johnson — 3×3 single 17.53: into the top 32.7% of the event's history.
  • Ty Johnson — 7×7 single 4:23.56: into the top 38.9% of the event's history.
  • Lucas Arciniega — 2×2 single 5.16: into the top 41.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

13 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

77 competitors · 364 results · 7 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. Max Siauw won it with a 8.21 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

77 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.