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Spokane Valley Summer 2017

Spokane Valley, Washington · 26 August 2017 · 8 events · 51 competitors · 63 personal bests

Luke Tycksen won four of the eight events (3×3, 2×2, 5×5) and the closest final was the 4×4, won by Paul Sanchirico by 0.64 seconds. 51 competitors produced 63 personal bests, 15 of which still stand today, and 15 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Paul Sanchirico took a 4×4 single of 1:52.60 down to 40.55, 64 percent better in one day.

Four wins
Luke Tycksen — 3×3, 2×2, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed
0.64s
closest final — 4×4, Paul Sanchirico over Ethan Davis
63
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Luke Tycksen7.748.74
2×2Luke Tycksen2.342.77
4×4Paul Sanchirico40.5548.43
5×5Luke Tycksen52.441:01.75
3×3 blindfoldedCailyn Hoover
3×3 Fewest MovesKit Clement22 moves
3×3 one-handedLuke Tycksen11.7412.29
MegaminxEthan Davis50.3753.27

The PB harvest

63 set · 15 still standing
  • Darius Burt — 2×2 single 2.27: into the top 6.8% of the event's history.
  • Kyle Stewart — 3×3 single 11.40: into the top 11.8% of the event's history.
  • Moab E. Croft — 2×2 single 3.88: into the top 24.9% of the event's history.
  • Kyle Stewart — 3×3 one-handed single 22.40: into the top 27.1% of the event's history.
  • Kyle Stewart — 4×4 single 52.83: into the top 28.2% of the event's history.
  • David Armstrong — 2×2 single 4.17: into the top 28.7% of the event's history.
  • Kevin Dang — 3×3 single 17.87: into the top 33.7% of the event's history.
  • Ryan Acheson — 2×2 single 4.85: into the top 37.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

15 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

51 competitors · 247 results · 8 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. Luke Tycksen won it with a 8.74 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

51 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.