Competitions · United States

Puget Sound Valentine 2018

Tacoma, Washington · 17 February 2018 · 7 events · 91 competitors · 98 personal bests

Aiden Bartlett won three of the seven events (2×2, Skewb, Square-1) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Eli Kirk by 0.12 seconds. 91 competitors produced 98 personal bests, 24 of which still stand today, and 20 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Keenan Johnson took a Square-1 single of 1:21.77 down to 20.59, 75 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Aiden Bartlett — 2×2, Skewb, Square-1

0.12s

closest final — Clock, Eli Kirk over Kit Clement

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Max Siauw	7.64	8.82
2×2	Aiden Bartlett	2.16	3.42
Clock	Eli Kirk	6.73	8.55
Pyraminx	Kyle Polage	2.45	3.37
Skewb	Aiden Bartlett	1.63	3.27
Square-1	Aiden Bartlett	7.84	9.93
3×3 with feet	Benjamin Gottschalk	45.56	1:01.34

The PB harvest

98 set · 24 still standing

Nick Stoker — 2×2 single 2.07: into the top 5.2% of the event's history.
Sylas Glazier — Pyraminx single 4.76: into the top 11.7% of the event's history.
Mehul Chaudhari — Skewb single 4.42: into the top 13.9% of the event's history.
Andrew Kehm — Pyraminx single 5.48: into the top 16.3% of the event's history.
Andrew Lee — Pyraminx single 5.71: into the top 17.9% of the event's history.
Athul Obla — 3×3 single 13.63: into the top 19.7% of the event's history.
Sylas Glazier — 3×3 single 13.77: into the top 20.2% of the event's history.
Andrew Kehm — 2×2 single 3.58: into the top 21.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

20 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

91 competitors · 428 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 8.82 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

91 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.