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Rocky Top 2017

Gatlinburg, Tennessee · 2 December 2017 · 16 events · 63 competitors · 125 personal bests

Drew Brads won five of the 16 events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Drew Brads by 0.00 seconds. 63 competitors produced 125 personal bests, 12 of which still stand today, and 18 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Tyler Buel took a Pyraminx single of 11.62 down to 4.89, 58 percent better in one day.

Five wins
Drew Brads — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, Pyraminx, Skewb
0.00s
closest final — Skewb, Drew Brads over Daniel Rose-Levine
125
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Drew Brads6.738.75
2×2Daniel Rose-Levine1.231.95
4×4Drew Brads28.7230.97
5×5Drew Brads56.4459.21
6×6Zachary White1:56.542:03.95
7×7Zachary White3:02.363:09.19
3×3 blindfoldedRaymond Goslow1:10.50—
3×3 Fewest MovesRaymond Goslow26 moves—
3×3 one-handedJustin Mallari11.2012.54
ClockDalton Padgett7.157.95
MegaminxDaniel Rose-Levine52.4956.94
PyraminxDrew Brads2.292.52
SkewbDrew Brads2.244.19
Square-1Daniel Rose-Levine8.1710.36
4×4 blindfoldedRaymond Goslow7:00.60—
3×3 with feetDaniel Rose-Levine28.7434.88

The PB harvest

125 set · 12 still standing
  • Justin Mallari — 2×2 single 1.59: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
  • James Lanagan — Pyraminx single 4.33: into the top 9.3% of the event's history.
  • Brayden Beckman — 2×2 single 3.33: into the top 18.1% of the event's history.
  • Aidan Perez — Pyraminx single 5.88: into the top 19.1% of the event's history.
  • Jackson Anderson — 2×2 single 3.66: into the top 22.2% of the event's history.
  • Jacob Dennerlein — 3×3 single 18.37: into the top 35.2% of the event's history.
  • Jacob Dennerlein — 4×4 single 1:12.31: into the top 49.1% of the event's history.
  • Dustin Trivette — 6×6 single 3:24.94: into the top 52.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

18 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

63 competitors · 713 results · 16 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. Drew Brads won it with a 8.75 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

63 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.