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Competitions · United States

Reno Fall 2017

Reno, Nevada · 11 November 2017 · 7 events · 28 competitors · 36 personal bests

Max Park won four of the seven events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Tyler Howlett by 0.30 seconds. 28 competitors produced 36 personal bests, 18 of which still stand today, and three people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Max Park set the 4×4 single continental record: 20.13.

Four wins
Max Park — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed
0.30s
closest final — Skewb, Tyler Howlett over Mitchell Lane
36
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Max Park5.646.18
2×2Mitchell Lane2.923.51
4×4Max Park21.8723.60
5×5Max Park45.3546.37
3×3 one-handedMax Park8.7110.87
SkewbTyler Howlett4.155.34
Square-1Mitchell Lane12.4616.56

The PB harvest

36 set · 18 still standing
  • Brian Linford — 3×3 single 12.30: into the top 14.9% of the event's history.
  • Emhyr Subramanian — 2×2 single 3.14: into the top 15.9% of the event's history.
  • Brian Linford — 3×3 one-handed single 21.87: into the top 25.6% of the event's history.
  • Brian Linford — 2×2 single 4.09: into the top 27.6% of the event's history.
  • Arvind Murty — 3×3 single 17.03: into the top 31.1% of the event's history.
  • Emhyr Subramanian — 3×3 single 18.13: into the top 34.5% of the event's history.
  • Erick Guerrero — 2×2 single 4.74: into the top 36.0% of the event's history.
  • Nathan Orput — 3×3 single 22.32: into the top 46.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

Three 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

3 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

28 competitors · 164 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 Park won it with a 6.18 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

28 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.