Competitions · United States

South Omaha Speedsolve 2017

Omaha, Nebraska · 27 May 2017 · 9 events · 61 competitors · 74 personal bests

James Hildreth won two of the nine events (7×7, 3×3 blindfolded) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Ryan Jew by 0.05 seconds. 61 competitors produced 74 personal bests, 26 of which still stand today, and 14 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Drake Bott took a Skewb single of 18.65 down to 3.44, 82 percent better in one day.

Two wins

James Hildreth — 7×7, 3×3 blindfolded

0.05s

closest final — Clock, Ryan Jew over Cale Schoon

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Kennan LeJeune	7.69	8.80
2×2	Christopher Olson	1.62	1.77
4×4	Jonah Crosby	28.54	33.48
7×7	James Hildreth	2:55.03	3:11.50
3×3 blindfolded	James Hildreth	1:30.08	—
Clock	Ryan Jew	10.66	11.76
Megaminx	Shonathon Collins	1:19.08	1:29.13
Skewb	Cale Schoon	3.11	3.70
4×4 blindfolded	Cale Schoon	2:52.28	—

The PB harvest

74 set · 26 still standing

Vinny Bruno — Skewb single 3.22: into the top 6.1% of the event's history.
Isaac Gart — 3×3 single 9.94: into the top 7.3% of the event's history.
Drake Bott — Skewb single 3.44: into the top 7.3% of the event's history.
Eric Zhao — Skewb single 4.08: into the top 11.4% of the event's history.
Brody Schoon — Skewb single 4.16: into the top 12.0% of the event's history.
Jack Rankin — 3×3 single 12.36: into the top 15.1% of the event's history.
Ira James Soulliere — Skewb single 4.82: into the top 16.8% of the event's history.
Evan Ostdiek — 2×2 single 3.39: into the top 18.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

14 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

61 competitors · 301 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. Kennan LeJeune won it with a 8.80 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

61 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.