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Vancouver Open Winter 2018

Vancouver, British Columbia · 6 January 2018 · 7 events · 147 competitors · 178 personal bests

Kevin Hays won four of the seven events (4×4, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Anthony Brooks by 0.96 seconds. 147 competitors produced 178 personal bests, 50 of which still stand today, and 43 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Benjamin Kyle set the Pyraminx average national record: 2.70.

Four wins
Kevin Hays — 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7
0.96s
closest final — 3×3, Anthony Brooks over Kevin Hays
178
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Anthony Brooks7.718.23
2×2Benjamin Kyle1.692.10
4×4Kevin Hays26.6936.56
5×5Kevin Hays47.2652.49
6×6Kevin Hays1:39.221:39.59
7×7Kevin Hays2:08.492:19.42
PyraminxBenjamin Kyle1.912.70

The PB harvest

178 set · 50 still standing
  • Jackson Pichurski — 2×2 single 1.43: into the top 1.9% of the event's history.
  • Niall Calvert — 2×2 single 1.61: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
  • Jack Manuel — 3×3 single 7.94: into the top 2.7% of the event's history.
  • Ruotong Wang (王若同) — Pyraminx single 3.04: into the top 3.8% of the event's history.
  • Thaddeus Vo — 3×3 single 10.59: into the top 9.2% of the event's history.
  • Noah Wessels — 2×2 single 2.65: into the top 10.4% of the event's history.
  • Leif Guiaya — 2×2 single 2.84: into the top 12.4% of the event's history.
  • Harry Jiang — 2×2 single 2.92: into the top 13.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

43 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

147 competitors · 543 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. Anthony Brooks won it with a 8.23 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

147 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.