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Southern Championships 2017

Houston, Texas · 15 July 2017 · 17 events · 141 competitors · 187 personal bests

Katie Hull won four of the 17 events (2×2, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Katie Hull by 0.26 seconds. 141 competitors produced 187 personal bests, 46 of which still stand today, and 55 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Abdullah AlWakeel set the Pyraminx single national record: 18.71.

Four wins
Katie Hull — 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, Megaminx
0.26s
closest final — 2×2, Katie Hull over Jason Lee
187
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Dylan Miller7.207.73
2×2Katie Hull2.202.55
4×4Katie Hull31.7636.56
5×5Katie Hull1:08.531:15.68
6×6James Hildreth2:04.022:10.36
7×7James Hildreth2:47.642:57.10
3×3 blindfoldedAngelo Zhang23.37—
3×3 Fewest MovesFyodor Ivanov31 moves32.00
3×3 one-handedDylan Miller12.7915.68
ClockJacob Ambrose8.509.21
MegaminxKatie Hull1:02.131:06.79
PyraminxSeth Talbot3.884.49
SkewbRiley Norrid3.613.95
Square-1Pranav Veera13.3616.32
4×4 blindfoldedTimothy Goh3:12.01—
5×5 blindfoldedTimothy Goh9:39.01—
3×3 Multi-BlindJosh Weimer22 of 24 cubes · 55:57—

The PB harvest

187 set · 46 still standing
  • Shonathon Collins — 3×3 one-handed single 10.01: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
  • Jacob Ceccacci — 2×2 single 1.71: into the top 3.1% of the event's history.
  • Kevin Whitcomb — 2×2 single 2.17: into the top 6.0% of the event's history.
  • Dawson Gonzalez — 3×3 single 10.12: into the top 7.8% of the event's history.
  • Nicholas Hay — 3×3 single 10.28: into the top 8.3% of the event's history.
  • Josh Weimer — 3×3 one-handed single 16.23: into the top 10.8% of the event's history.
  • Corbin McKay — 2×2 single 3.01: into the top 14.3% of the event's history.
  • Casey Ear — Skewb single 4.60: into the top 15.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

55 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

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

141 competitors · 1048 results · 17 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. Dylan Miller won it with a 7.73 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

141 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.