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Competitions · United States

Reno Spring 2017

Reno, Nevada · 22 April 2017 · 7 events · 45 competitors · 23 personal bests

Kit Clement won three of the seven events (3×3 Fewest Moves, Clock, 4×4 blindfolded) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Kit Clement by 0.21 seconds. 45 competitors produced 23 personal bests, 5 of which still stand today, and 14 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Breanna LaGere took a 3×3 single of 43.06 down to 19.66, 54 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Kit Clement — 3×3 Fewest Moves, Clock, 4×4 blindfolded
0.21s
closest final — Clock, Kit Clement over Mitchell Lane
23
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Paul Mahvi7.478.57
4×4Mitchell Lane32.7636.10
7×7Paul Mahvi3:15.443:20.36
3×3 blindfoldedIshaan Agrawal24.29
3×3 Fewest MovesKit Clement34 moves
ClockKit Clement7.769.57
4×4 blindfoldedKit Clement9:24.58

The PB harvest

23 set · 5 still standing
  • Erick Guerrero — 3×3 single 13.97: into the top 20.9% of the event's history.
  • Erick Guerrero — 4×4 single 1:03.93: into the top 40.6% of the event's history.
  • Chris Freeman — 3×3 single 27.17: into the top 57.2% of the event's history.
  • Caden Kroettinger — 3×3 single 28.34: into the top 59.5% of the event's history.
  • Zachary Hurley — 3×3 single 31.28: into the top 64.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

14 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

45 competitors · 140 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. Paul Mahvi won it with a 8.57 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

45 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.