Competitions · United States
Three Seconds Snakes 2018
Lake Villa, Illinois · 28 April 2018 · 7 events · 67 competitors · 62 personal bests
SeungBeom Cho (조승범) won three of the seven events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Marcus Kamen by 0.17 seconds. 67 competitors produced 62 personal bests, 26 of which still stand today, and twelve people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Lachlan MacLean Gardon took a Pyraminx single of 17.28 down to 8.59, 50 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | SeungBeom Cho (조승범) | 6.69 | 8.55 |
| 4×4 | SeungBeom Cho (조승범) | 25.36 | 29.77 |
| 5×5 | SeungBeom Cho (조승범) | 54.91 | 1:01.05 |
| 7×7 | Walker Welch | 2:56.91 | 3:04.46 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | Walker Welch | 29 moves | — |
| Clock | Joshua Feran | 5.69 | 6.79 |
| Pyraminx | Marcus Kamen | 1.81 | 3.48 |
The PB harvest
62 set · 26 still standing- SeungBeom Cho (조승범) — 4×4 single 25.36: into the top 0.8% of the event's history.
- SeungBeom Cho (조승범) — 5×5 single 54.91: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.
- Daniel Martinez — 3×3 single 8.82: into the top 4.5% of the event's history.
- Dany Yaacoub — 3×3 single 9.16: into the top 5.2% of the event's history.
- Daniel Martinez — Pyraminx single 4.76: into the top 11.7% of the event's history.
- Maggie Jakopac — Pyraminx single 4.76: into the top 11.7% of the event's history.
- Dany Yaacoub — Pyraminx single 5.12: into the top 13.9% of the event's history.
- Slater Metz — 4×4 single 46.55: into the top 20.2% 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
67 competitors · 282 results · 7 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. SeungBeom Cho (조승범) won it with a 8.55 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
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U2 L2 B2 D' L2 B2 R2 D2 F2 D' U' B' R D' L' U' B F D B2 U' - 2
D2 B2 F2 U' F2 U F2 L2 F2 U' F D' L D F2 L B2 F' D' R2 - 3
R2 U2 L D' L B2 D2 B R U F D B2 U' L2 U2 F2 D L2 - 4
F2 D F2 L2 D F2 D R2 U2 B2 R U2 R D2 R U' B' U' F' L' - 5
U' L2 F2 D R2 F2 U' B2 D B2 R B2 U' B2 F' L R2 F2 U R
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
67 competitors- Aaron Soley
- Alexander Jasinski
- Ali Fakhari
- Andrew C. Hooke
- Anish Swaminathan
- Austin M. Clark
- Bartek Jedraszek
- Bennett Capelle
- Braden Mount
- Christopher Olson
- CJ Sheng
- Cole Morgan
- Conner Leclair
- Dakota Peiffer
- Daniel Khamo
- Daniel Martinez
- Dany Yaacoub
- David Young
- Emmet Southfield
- Ethan Fillipp
- Gavin Belletynee
- Griffin Johnson
- Henry H. La
- Henry Samulak
- Isaac Strock
- Jack Laske
- Jacob Turrubiartes
- James Sehata
- Jared Samuel
- Jason Kochan
- Jeremy M. Clark
- Jerill Jeevan
- Joey Rubas
- Joshua Chen
- Joshua Feran
- Joshua Yoder
- Lachlan MacLean Gardon
- Liam Gerard
- Maggie Jakopac
- Marcus Kamen
- Matija Scekic
- Max Katsenos
- Max Lau
- Nate Beno
- Nathan Barnes
- Nathan Popov
- Noah Festenstein
- Paul Gill
- Peter Weyers
- Philip Rhoda
- Rachel Feran
- Rohan Jain
- Rohan Satapathy
- Sander Garcia-Stam
- Sarah Cook
- SeungBeom Cho (조승범)
- Simon Kellum
- Slater Metz
- Trenton Cuzick
- Tudor Abuzatoaie
- Tyler Kwiatek
- Tyler VanGompel
- Walker Welch
- Will Cerne
- William Casey O'keefe
- William Grooms
- Wylie Stenzel
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.