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Spokane Winter 2018

Spokane, Washington · 3 February 2018 · 5 events · 36 competitors · 40 personal bests

Luke Tycksen won three of the five events (3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Mason Witt by 0.01 seconds. 36 competitors produced 40 personal bests, 14 of which still stand today, and twelve people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Paul Sanchirico took a Pyraminx single of 16.49 down to 5.07, 69 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Luke Tycksen — 3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed
0.01s
closest final — Pyraminx, Mason Witt over Luke Tycksen
40
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Luke Tycksen6.787.48
4×4Luke Tycksen25.7328.08
3×3 one-handedLuke Tycksen10.8711.50
MegaminxEthan Davis39.1844.07
PyraminxMason Witt5.976.67

The PB harvest

40 set · 14 still standing
  • Ethan Davis — Pyraminx single 3.46: into the top 5.3% of the event's history.
  • Paul Sanchirico — Pyraminx single 5.07: into the top 13.6% of the event's history.
  • Moab E. Croft — 3×3 single 12.83: into the top 16.8% of the event's history.
  • Nathan Rees — 3×3 single 12.91: into the top 17.1% of the event's history.
  • Erick Flack — 3×3 single 13.79: into the top 20.2% of the event's history.
  • RyLee Cooke — 3×3 single 16.04: into the top 27.9% of the event's history.
  • Coltyn Murray — 3×3 single 16.22: into the top 28.5% of the event's history.
  • Donny Riess — Pyraminx single 7.96: into the top 35.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

Twelve 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

36 competitors · 210 results · 5 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 7.48 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

36 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.