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South Carolina 2017

Columbia, South Carolina · 30 September 2017 · 9 events · 53 competitors · 95 personal bests

Daniel Wannamaker won three of the nine events (2×2, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Katie Hull by 0.30 seconds. 53 competitors produced 95 personal bests, 28 of which still stand today, and 13 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Fernando Plata Estrada took a 2×2 single of 10.59 down to 3.60, 66 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Daniel Wannamaker — 2×2, 4×4, 5×5
0.30s
closest final — Pyraminx, Katie Hull over Ryan McIlhenny
95
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Katie Hull8.239.08
2×2Daniel Wannamaker2.072.58
4×4Daniel Wannamaker29.1431.79
5×5Daniel Wannamaker1:02.031:03.00
ClockCarson Claud6.747.97
MegaminxJared Stinson49.5252.06
PyraminxKatie Hull3.244.65
SkewbJared Stinson4.135.37
Square-1Will Belote11.8714.29

The PB harvest

95 set · 28 still standing
  • Sydney Weaver — 3×3 single 7.22: into the top 1.6% of the event's history.
  • Daniel Wannamaker — Megaminx single 45.60: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.
  • Will Belote — Pyraminx single 3.30: into the top 4.7% of the event's history.
  • Fernando Plata Estrada — Pyraminx single 4.15: into the top 8.4% of the event's history.
  • Dorian Andrade — 2×2 single 2.47: into the top 8.6% of the event's history.
  • David Yoder — 2×2 single 2.72: into the top 11.1% of the event's history.
  • Ethan Westerburg — 3×3 single 11.50: into the top 12.2% of the event's history.
  • Eduardo Ramirez — 2×2 single 2.93: into the top 13.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

13 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

53 competitors · 442 results · 9 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. Katie Hull won it with a 9.08 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

53 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.