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West Coast Cubing Tour - Fresno 2018

Fresno, California · 14 July 2018 · 6 events · 66 competitors · 57 personal bests

Max Park won three of the six events (3×3, 4×4, 7×7) and the closest final was the Megaminx, won by Patrick Ponce by 0.22 seconds. 66 competitors produced 57 personal bests, 13 of which still stand today, and 21 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Max Park set the 7×7 single world record: 1:47.89.

Three wins
Max Park — 3×3, 4×4, 7×7
0.22s
closest final — Megaminx, Patrick Ponce over Feliks Zemdegs
57
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Max Park5.456.60
4×4Max Park23.8024.52
7×7Max Park1:57.592:01.87
3×3 one-handedFeliks Zemdegs8.6310.06
MegaminxPatrick Ponce38.5140.73
PyraminxNathan Nakaguchi2.774.78

The PB harvest

57 set · 13 still standing
  • Ethan Littlejohn — 3×3 single 8.56: into the top 3.9% of the event's history.
  • Andrew Eyestone — 3×3 single 10.25: into the top 8.2% of the event's history.
  • Ansh Patel — 3×3 single 12.64: into the top 16.2% of the event's history.
  • Vincent Giza — 3×3 one-handed single 19.81: into the top 20.0% of the event's history.
  • Kurtis Brennan — 3×3 single 14.08: into the top 21.2% of the event's history.
  • Alex Yang — Megaminx single 1:20.73: into the top 22.3% of the event's history.
  • Josh Konior — 3×3 single 14.77: into the top 23.6% of the event's history.
  • Andrew Eyestone — 4×4 single 51.87: into the top 27.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

21 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

3 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

66 competitors · 319 results · 6 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. Max Park won it with a 6.60 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

66 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.