Competitions · United States

Qualifornia 2017

Newport Coast, California · 25 March 2017 · 8 events · 142 competitors · 94 personal bests

Kevin Hays won three of the eight events (5×5, 6×6, 7×7) and the closest final was the Clock, won by David Adams by 0.14 seconds. 142 competitors produced 94 personal bests, 23 of which still stand today, and 49 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Kevin Hays set the 7×7 single continental record: 2:23.32.

Three wins

Kevin Hays — 5×5, 6×6, 7×7

0.14s

closest final — Clock, David Adams over Rishabh Sanghavi

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Max Park	6.81	7.12
5×5	Kevin Hays	48.65	53.10
6×6	Kevin Hays	1:33.32	1:39.53
7×7	Kevin Hays	2:23.32	2:33.35
Clock	David Adams	8.11	9.66
Megaminx	Isaac Langer	48.29	53.96
Square-1	Michael Young	11.07	12.81
4×4 blindfolded	Kevin Matthews	5:40.51	—

The PB harvest

94 set · 23 still standing

Kalani Leibow — 3×3 single 11.71: into the top 12.9% of the event's history.
Daniel Valle — 3×3 single 12.14: into the top 14.4% of the event's history.
Gavin Hanshaw — 3×3 single 14.81: into the top 23.8% of the event's history.
Ethan Vovan — 5×5 single 1:26.41: into the top 24.4% of the event's history.
Christofer Sanrow — 3×3 single 15.23: into the top 25.2% of the event's history.
Hunter Armstrong — 3×3 single 16.52: into the top 29.5% of the event's history.
Aidan Balestra — 3×3 single 17.20: into the top 31.6% of the event's history.
Sophie Berman — Megaminx single 1:41.02: into the top 35.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

49 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

142 competitors · 304 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. Max Park won it with a 7.12 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

142 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.