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Competitions · United States

Skillcon 2017

Las Vegas, Nevada · 16 December 2017 · 12 events · 64 competitors · 87 personal bests

Max Park won four of the twelve events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Seung Hyuk Nahm (남승혁) by 0.30 seconds. 64 competitors produced 87 personal bests, 14 of which still stand today, and nine people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Max Park set the 6×6 single continental record: 1:27.54.

Four wins
Max Park — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6
0.30s
closest final — 3×3 one-handed, Seung Hyuk Nahm (남승혁) over Max Park
87
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Max Park4.787.35
2×2Seung Hyuk Nahm (남승혁)2.182.51
4×4Max Park21.5023.55
5×5Max Park43.6546.20
6×6Max Park1:27.541:28.71
3×3 blindfoldedJeff Park28.86—
3×3 one-handedSeung Hyuk Nahm (남승혁)9.6511.26
MegaminxSeung Hyuk Nahm (남승혁)48.4352.20
PyraminxNathan Nakaguchi3.604.65
4×4 blindfoldedRiley Woo5:38.77—
5×5 blindfoldedKevin Matthews17:39.00—
3×3 Multi-BlindRiley Woo16 of 19 cubes · 55:25—

The PB harvest

87 set · 14 still standing
  • Edward Lin — 5×5 single 52.95: into the top 2.7% of the event's history.
  • Ayden Henry — 2×2 single 1.88: into the top 4.0% of the event's history.
  • Andres Gomez — 3×3 single 10.89: into the top 10.1% of the event's history.
  • Ayden Henry — 3×3 single 11.01: into the top 10.5% of the event's history.
  • Aiden Burkholder — Pyraminx single 6.45: into the top 23.4% of the event's history.
  • Kyle Ludwigsen — 3×3 single 15.30: into the top 25.4% of the event's history.
  • Ayden Henry — 4×4 single 54.63: into the top 30.3% of the event's history.
  • Devon Lenwell — 3×3 single 17.32: into the top 32.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

Nine 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

3 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

64 competitors · 385 results · 12 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. Max Park won it with a 7.35 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

64 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.