Competitions · United States
Rocket City 2017
Huntsville, Alabama · 8 April 2017 · 7 events · 58 competitors · 58 personal bests
David Ludwig won two of the seven events (3×3, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Nicolás Sánchez by 0.04 seconds. 58 competitors produced 58 personal bests, 18 of which still stand today, and 31 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Jorge Luis Avila took a 2×2 single of 7.65 down to 4.16, 46 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | David Ludwig | 8.33 | 9.04 |
| 2×2 | Nicolás Sánchez | 1.51 | 2.78 |
| 4×4 | David Ludwig | 32.91 | 35.41 |
| 5×5 | Katie Hull | 1:14.62 | 1:17.77 |
| 6×6 | Katie Hull | 2:23.49 | 2:36.81 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Brandon Mikel | 1:29.46 | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Eli Parker | 13.74 | 14.93 |
The PB harvest
58 set · 18 still standing- Ben Cofield — 3×3 single 10.16: into the top 7.9% of the event's history.
- Ben Cofield — 2×2 single 2.62: into the top 10.1% of the event's history.
- Ben Cofield — 4×4 single 38.35: into the top 10.2% of the event's history.
- Minsoo Park — 2×2 single 2.96: into the top 13.8% of the event's history.
- Noah Russell — 3×3 single 14.26: into the top 21.9% of the event's history.
- Ben Cofield — 3×3 one-handed single 21.13: into the top 23.6% of the event's history.
- Nicolas Browning — 2×2 single 3.98: into the top 26.2% of the event's history.
- Levi Marshall — 3×3 single 16.20: into the top 28.5% of the event's history.
First-timers
31 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
58 competitors · 370 results · 7 events.
Everyone who competed
58 competitors- Abhinav Venkatesan
- Adam Moore
- Allan Beres
- Aussie Greene
- Bear Dobbins
- Ben Cofield
- Ben Garrett
- Braden Robertson
- Brandon Mikel
- Colin Nelson
- Cooper Tolbert
- David Brackett
- David Ludwig
- Dylan Miller
- Eisa Ahmed
- Eli Parker
- Elliott Ashe
- Ethan Sparks
- Ethan Willis
- Gregary Kimbrell
- Holden Marks
- Hunter Desmond
- Hunter Jones
- Ian Griffin
- Jacob Ambrose
- Jared Stinson
- Jeff Stinson
- John Yoo
- Jordan Hauck
- Jordan Pitts
- Jordan Steen
- Jorge Luis Avila
- Joseph Pope
- Katie Hull
- Kevin Hauck
- Levi Marshall
- Logan Ochs
- Luke Robinson
- May Johnson
- Minsoo Park
- Musa Ahmed
- Nathan Campbell
- Nethan Crew
- Nicky Steingraber
- Nicolas Browning
- Nicolás Sánchez
- Noah Neels
- Noah Russell
- Peter Perkowski
- Rati Venkatesan
- Ravikiran Nataraj
- RJ Gohn
- Robert Stanfield
- Sean Salonga
- Seth Griffin
- Thomas Kohann
- Will Hauck
- Zachary Palan
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.