Competitions · United States

September Speedcubing 2017

Omaha, Nebraska · 9 September 2017 · 7 events · 70 competitors · 70 personal bests

Walker Welch won three of the seven events (Clock, Pyraminx, Square-1) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Walker Welch by 0.08 seconds. 70 competitors produced 70 personal bests, 32 of which still stand today, and 25 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Alex Enciso took a Pyraminx single of 24.00 down to 10.16, 58 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Walker Welch — Clock, Pyraminx, Square-1

0.08s

closest final — Pyraminx, Walker Welch over Marcus Kamen

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Anthony Brooks	6.57	8.81
2×2	Christopher Olson	1.44	1.65
3×3 blindfolded	Kit Clement	1:08.23	—
Clock	Walker Welch	8.15	9.70
Pyraminx	Walker Welch	3.01	3.87
Skewb	Kit Clement	4.15	5.88
Square-1	Walker Welch	17.19	18.63

The PB harvest

70 set · 32 still standing

Alvaro Gonzalez Cruz — Pyraminx single 4.41: into the top 9.8% of the event's history.
Grant Nabity — 2×2 single 2.60: into the top 9.9% of the event's history.
Jack Marley — Pyraminx single 5.71: into the top 17.9% of the event's history.
Sarah Cook — 2×2 single 3.47: into the top 19.8% of the event's history.
Matthew Lugibihl — 2×2 single 3.50: into the top 20.2% of the event's history.
Micah Gilbert — 2×2 single 3.63: into the top 21.8% of the event's history.
Ambrose Terneus — Pyraminx single 6.47: into the top 23.6% of the event's history.
Adam Holmes — 2×2 single 3.86: into the top 24.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

25 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

70 competitors · 310 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. Anthony Brooks won it with a 8.81 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

70 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.