Competitions · Canada
Whistler Open 2017
Whistler, British Columbia · 4 November 2017 · 7 events · 63 competitors · 84 personal bests
Kevin Hays won four of the seven events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Kevin Hays by 0.39 seconds. 63 competitors produced 84 personal bests, 16 of which still stand today, and 13 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Yi-Van Studenov took a 2×2 single of 31.40 down to 4.55, 86 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Kevin Hays | 7.39 | 8.94 |
| 2×2 | Ethan Rusnak | 2.20 | 2.62 |
| 4×4 | Kevin Hays | 29.25 | 33.30 |
| 5×5 | Kevin Hays | 49.76 | 51.31 |
| 6×6 | Kevin Hays | 1:30.61 | 1:38.68 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Dylan Wang | 15.39 | 17.35 |
| Pyraminx | Ethan Rusnak | 4.36 | 5.22 |
The PB harvest
84 set · 16 still standing- William Bryan — Pyraminx single 5.68: into the top 17.6% of the event's history.
- Luke Orlowski — 3×3 single 14.88: into the top 24.0% of the event's history.
- Sam Taplin — 2×2 single 3.89: into the top 25.1% of the event's history.
- Sam Taplin — Pyraminx single 7.12: into the top 28.8% of the event's history.
- Vaughn Honigman — Pyraminx single 7.30: into the top 30.3% of the event's history.
- Singjo Ryan Ng — 3×3 single 17.37: into the top 32.2% of the event's history.
- Sawyer Sjoberg — Pyraminx single 7.68: into the top 33.5% of the event's history.
- Ken Smith — 5×5 single 1:52.54: into the top 44.4% of the event's history.
First-timers
13 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
No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.
The field
63 competitors · 274 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. Kevin Hays won it with a 8.94 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
F U' L D2 R F2 R2 U D2 B R' U2 F2 R2 F B2 D2 R2 F2 D2 - 2
F D R' U' R F' U D' L' D' F' D2 B2 L2 U2 B' R2 F U2 - 3
F D' F' L' U' B L2 U2 F' D2 R L2 D2 L2 F U2 F U2 F2 - 4
D' L U F L F U2 D2 B D F' D2 F2 R D2 B2 R F2 R B2 - 5
B2 R2 L D2 R B L2 D' B' L2 U' R2 U2 R2 F' B2 U2 F2 R2 B2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
63 competitors- Aedan Loughran
- Aidan Gerber
- Alex Lanigan
- Andy Makay
- Anonymous
- Anthony Brooks
- Bowen Everitt
- Callum O'Riley
- Chauncey Li
- Chin Lam
- Connal Lamb
- Conrad Khong
- Danial Aghassi (دانیال آغاسی)
- David Armstrong
- David Nguyen
- Diego Moy
- Dylan Wang
- Ethan Rusnak
- Evan Liu
- Gabriel Linder
- Heather de Greeff
- Hugo Helmuth
- Issa Diaou
- Jacob Kotai
- Jaime Wong
- John Linder
- Kai Burgart
- Kai Kopke
- Ken Smith
- Kenny Zhong
- Kevin Hays
- Kingsley Van Duong
- Kyle Van Straaten
- Levi Coates
- Levi Kanewske
- Liew Yee Voon (劉倚文)
- Luke Jankowiak
- Luke Orlowski
- Marcus Wan
- Michael Coulter
- Nash Boyd
- Nicholas Kang
- Noah Stelting
- Noam Snitz
- Owen de Greeff
- Reagan Li
- Ryan Zheng
- Sagiv Fadida
- Sam Taplin
- Samuel Lukose
- Sawyer Sjoberg
- Shawn Yang
- Simon Wang
- Singjo Ryan Ng
- Stuart Livingstone
- Theodore Eaton
- Tiana Cheney (陳可翔)
- Tristan Lee
- Vaughn Honigman
- Vianne Chang
- William Bryan
- Yi-Van Studenov
- Zdeno Rusnak
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.