Competitions · United States

Rose City 2017

Portland, Oregon · 20 May 2017 · 8 events · 102 competitors · 99 personal bests

Kevin Hays won three of the eight events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Benjamin Gottschalk by 0.11 seconds. 102 competitors produced 99 personal bests, 18 of which still stand today, and 28 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Kevin Hays set the 5×5 single continental record: 46.07.

Three wins

Kevin Hays — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5

0.11s

closest final — Pyraminx, Benjamin Gottschalk over Daniel Raber

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Kevin Hays	7.65	8.58
4×4	Kevin Hays	29.56	30.85
5×5	Kevin Hays	46.07	53.99
3×3 blindfolded	Ishaan Agrawal	23.57	—
3×3 Fewest Moves	Tyler Halgren	33 moves	43.00
Megaminx	Ethan Davis	50.19	53.89
Pyraminx	Benjamin Gottschalk	4.60	5.62
4×4 blindfolded	Ethan Davis	8:58.77	—

The PB harvest

99 set · 18 still standing

Ethan Chang — 3×3 single 10.74: into the top 9.7% of the event's history.
Cailyn Hoover — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 28 moves: into the top 9.9% of the event's history.
Ethan Chang — Pyraminx single 5.56: into the top 16.8% of the event's history.
Parker Stever — 3×3 single 13.52: into the top 19.3% of the event's history.
Jaylun Nowickas — 3×3 single 14.35: into the top 22.2% of the event's history.
Paul Sperling — Pyraminx single 6.63: into the top 24.9% of the event's history.
Manav Verma — Pyraminx single 6.87: into the top 26.8% of the event's history.
Dalton Burk — Pyraminx single 7.54: into the top 32.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

28 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

102 competitors · 409 results · 8 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. Kevin Hays won it with a 8.58 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

102 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.