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Rose City 2018

Portland, Oregon · 8 June 2018 · 6 events · 61 competitors · 45 personal bests

Kevin Hays won two of the six events (5×5, 7×7) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Aidan Lee by 0.04 seconds. 61 competitors produced 45 personal bests, 13 of which still stand today, and 21 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Kevin Hays set the 7×7 single world record: 1:57.76.

Two wins
Kevin Hays — 5×5, 7×7
0.04s
closest final — 2×2, Aidan Lee over Max Siauw
45
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Asher Kim-Magierek7.398.72
2×2Aidan Lee2.412.72
5×5Kevin Hays46.2349.44
7×7Kevin Hays2:08.012:15.70
3×3 Fewest MovesKit Clement24 moves30.33
PyraminxSameer Aggarwal2.784.31

The PB harvest

45 set · 13 still standing
  • Aidan Lee — 5×5 single 1:14.86: into the top 15.2% of the event's history.
  • Amos Johnson — Pyraminx single 5.35: into the top 15.4% of the event's history.
  • Ezra Maldonado — 2×2 single 3.54: into the top 20.7% of the event's history.
  • Nicholas Schollard — 2×2 single 3.67: into the top 22.3% of the event's history.
  • Anton An Hoang Ta — 2×2 single 4.41: into the top 31.8% of the event's history.
  • Tyler Huynh — 2×2 single 5.06: into the top 40.1% of the event's history.
  • Gregory Makai Stewart — Pyraminx single 9.01: into the top 44.9% of the event's history.
  • Jack Knott — Pyraminx single 9.78: into the top 51.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

21 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,076 people who made their debut in 2018. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

61 competitors · 232 results · 6 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. Asher Kim-Magierek won it with a 8.72 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

61 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.