Competitions · United States

Puget Sound Winter 2017

Tacoma, Washington · 25 February 2017 · 8 events · 115 competitors · 132 personal bests

Kevin Hays won four of the eight events (4×4, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Matthew Dickman by 0.35 seconds. 115 competitors produced 132 personal bests, 43 of which still stand today, and 39 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Kevin Hays set the 7×7 average continental record: 2:29.94.

Four wins

Kevin Hays — 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7

0.35s

closest final — Clock, Matthew Dickman over Daniel Raber

132

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Ethan Rusnak	8.74	9.63
4×4	Kevin Hays	29.46	32.16
5×5	Kevin Hays	52.59	55.32
6×6	Kevin Hays	1:35.21	1:45.06
7×7	Kevin Hays	2:29.50	2:29.94
Clock	Matthew Dickman	9.45	10.73
Pyraminx	Ben Yu	3.94	4.75
Square-1	Benjamin Gottschalk	10.46	12.48

The PB harvest

132 set · 43 still standing

Logan Kahn — Pyraminx single 4.52: into the top 10.3% of the event's history.
Paramvir Singh — 3×3 single 11.01: into the top 10.5% of the event's history.
Parker Bushey — 3×3 single 11.39: into the top 11.8% of the event's history.
Cash Williams — 3×3 single 11.52: into the top 12.2% of the event's history.
Matthew Laughlin — 3×3 single 11.96: into the top 13.8% of the event's history.
Ryan Acheson — Pyraminx single 5.41: into the top 15.8% of the event's history.
Kai Hicks — 3×3 single 12.80: into the top 16.7% of the event's history.
Paramvir Singh — 4×4 single 44.01: into the top 17.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

39 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 23,482 people who made their debut in 2017. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

115 competitors · 431 results · 8 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. Ethan Rusnak won it with a 9.63 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

115 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.