Competitions · United States

Slow N Steady Winter 2018

College Park, Maryland · 17 February 2018 · 6 events · 157 competitors · 135 personal bests

Dana Yi won three of the six events (5×5, 6×6, 7×7) and the closest final was the Square-1, won by Rowe Hessler by 0.35 seconds. 157 competitors produced 135 personal bests, 33 of which still stand today, and 37 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Jacob Livai took a Square-1 single of 46.09 down to 21.67, 53 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Dana Yi — 5×5, 6×6, 7×7

0.35s

closest final — Square-1, Rowe Hessler over Daniel Karnaukh

135

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Tanzer Balimtas	5.91	7.44
4×4	Rowe Hessler	29.82	31.60
5×5	Dana Yi	1:01.43	1:05.24
6×6	Dana Yi	1:46.51	1:52.96
7×7	Dana Yi	2:39.48	2:51.67
Square-1	Rowe Hessler	7.94	8.64

The PB harvest

135 set · 33 still standing

John Kelley — 3×3 single 8.77: into the top 4.3% of the event's history.
Chris McDearman — 3×3 single 9.32: into the top 5.6% of the event's history.
Michael Kaiser — Square-1 single 9.96: into the top 6.0% of the event's history.
Keenan Hom — 3×3 single 9.64: into the top 6.5% of the event's history.
Luke Baylon — 3×3 single 9.68: into the top 6.6% of the event's history.
Dana Yi — Square-1 single 11.44: into the top 8.7% of the event's history.
Matthew Aasen — 3×3 single 11.21: into the top 11.1% of the event's history.
Leo Whelan — 3×3 single 11.81: into the top 13.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

37 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

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

157 competitors · 585 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. Tanzer Balimtas won it with a 7.44 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

157 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.