Competitions · United States

Shaker Fall 2017

Shaker Heights, Ohio · 2 December 2017 · 5 events · 89 competitors · 82 personal bests

Jonathan Esparaz won two of the five events (4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Kennan LeJeune by 0.08 seconds. 89 competitors produced 82 personal bests, 17 of which still stand today, and 24 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Aryan Paliwal took a 3×3 single of 34.99 down to 18.09, 48 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Jonathan Esparaz — 4×4, 5×5

0.08s

closest final — 3×3, Kennan LeJeune over Jonathan Esparaz

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Kennan LeJeune	6.58	8.19
4×4	Jonathan Esparaz	29.31	30.41
5×5	Jonathan Esparaz	58.37	1:02.63
6×6	Stanley Chapel	2:08.88	2:12.76
Megaminx	Phillip Lewicki	58.03	1:00.90

The PB harvest

82 set · 17 still standing

Aaron Abramowitz — 3×3 single 8.42: into the top 3.6% of the event's history.
Tyler Bair — 3×3 single 10.03: into the top 7.5% of the event's history.
Drew Griffith — 3×3 single 12.41: into the top 15.3% of the event's history.
Matt Weber — 4×4 single 45.10: into the top 18.4% of the event's history.
Reese Walter — 3×3 single 13.70: into the top 19.9% of the event's history.
Micah Walker — 6×6 single 2:38.82: into the top 30.1% of the event's history.
Joey Weixel — 3×3 single 17.04: into the top 31.1% of the event's history.
Matt Weber — Megaminx single 1:34.76: into the top 31.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

24 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

89 competitors · 312 results · 5 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. Kennan LeJeune won it with a 8.19 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

89 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.