Competitions · United States

Raleigh Rubik's Rally 2017

Raleigh, North Carolina · 4 November 2017 · 6 events · 98 competitors · 92 personal bests

Zachary Ochs won three of the six events (2×2, Pyraminx, Square-1) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Zachary Ochs by 0.09 seconds. 98 competitors produced 92 personal bests, 29 of which still stand today, and 34 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Athul Vikas took a Skewb single of 28.63 down to 7.72, 73 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Zachary Ochs — 2×2, Pyraminx, Square-1

0.09s

closest final — 2×2, Zachary Ochs over Charles Jerome

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Kieran Dizon	7.28	9.41
2×2	Zachary Ochs	2.55	3.09
3×3 one-handed	Kieran Dizon	10.60	14.53
Pyraminx	Zachary Ochs	2.81	4.32
Skewb	Will Belote	4.53	5.46
Square-1	Zachary Ochs	13.23	14.50

The PB harvest

92 set · 29 still standing

Chad Batten — 3×3 single 9.54: into the top 6.2% of the event's history.
Hunter Smith — 3×3 single 10.11: into the top 7.8% of the event's history.
Kai-En Wang — 3×3 single 10.12: into the top 7.8% of the event's history.
McLain Adams — 3×3 single 10.75: into the top 9.7% of the event's history.
Andrew Farkas — 3×3 single 10.84: into the top 10.0% of the event's history.
Carter Deitz — Pyraminx single 4.51: into the top 10.3% of the event's history.
Hunter Smith — Skewb single 4.50: into the top 14.5% of the event's history.
Carter Deitz — 2×2 single 3.21: into the top 16.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

34 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

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

98 competitors · 459 results · 6 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. Kieran Dizon won it with a 9.41 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

98 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.