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Swisscubing Cup Final 2017

Liestal · 19 August 2017 · 12 events · 68 competitors · 113 personal bests

Nicolas Gertner Kilian won four of the twelve events (3×3, 2×2, Clock) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Theo Mayer by 0.12 seconds. 68 competitors produced 113 personal bests, 36 of which still stand today, and nine people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Reto Bubendorf set the 3×3 one-handed single national record: 9.82.

Four wins
Nicolas Gertner Kilian — 3×3, 2×2, Clock, Square-1
0.12s
closest final — Skewb, Theo Mayer over Nicolas Gertner Kilian
113
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Nicolas Gertner Kilian7.578.77
2×2Nicolas Gertner Kilian2.352.94
4×4Richard Delacoste31.4534.53
3×3 blindfoldedTobias Peter1:27.73—
3×3 Fewest MovesReto Bubendorf24 moves26.00
3×3 one-handedRichard Delacoste11.5714.72
ClockNicolas Gertner Kilian7.4410.16
PyraminxReto Bubendorf3.804.78
SkewbTheo Mayer4.745.29
Square-1Nicolas Gertner Kilian15.1516.46
4×4 blindfoldedTobias Peter8:33.40—
3×3 Multi-BlindTobias Peter11 of 12 cubes · 49:21—

The PB harvest

113 set · 36 still standing
  • Reto Bubendorf — 3×3 one-handed single 9.82: into the top 0.93% of the event's history.
  • Janis Wettstein — 3×3 single 13.11: into the top 17.8% of the event's history.
  • Mikael Jethro Soh — 3×3 single 13.77: into the top 20.2% of the event's history.
  • Fabian Löhle — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 32 moves: into the top 20.4% of the event's history.
  • Theo Mayer — Square-1 single 17.05: into the top 21.1% of the event's history.
  • John Tuquerrez Andrango — 3×3 one-handed single 21.80: into the top 25.5% of the event's history.
  • Janis Wettstein — 2×2 single 3.99: into the top 26.4% of the event's history.
  • Wesley Jude Soh — 2×2 single 4.09: into the top 27.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

Nine 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

4 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

68 competitors · 503 results · 12 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. Nicolas Gertner Kilian won it with a 8.77 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

68 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.