Competitions · United States

Wildcat Holiday 2017

Richwood, Ohio · 9 December 2017 · 6 events · 98 competitors · 134 personal bests

Drew Brads won three of the six events (3×3, 4×4, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Christopher Olson by 0.04 seconds. 98 competitors produced 134 personal bests, 44 of which still stand today, and 29 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Chris Dickinson took a Pyraminx single of 15.95 down to 5.56, 65 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Drew Brads — 3×3, 4×4, Pyraminx

0.04s

closest final — 2×2, Christopher Olson over Luke Van Laningham

134

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Drew Brads	5.82	7.33
2×2	Christopher Olson	1.67	1.74
4×4	Drew Brads	28.45	33.28
5×5	Stanley Chapel	1:00.22	1:02.60
3×3 one-handed	Eric Zhao	12.94	16.01
Pyraminx	Drew Brads	1.89	2.48

The PB harvest

134 set · 44 still standing

Jacob Kennedy — 2×2 single 1.42: into the top 1.8% of the event's history.
Connor Brandt — 2×2 single 1.70: into the top 3.1% of the event's history.
Samuel Moran — 2×2 single 2.17: into the top 6.0% of the event's history.
Isaac Frye — 3×3 single 10.21: into the top 8.1% of the event's history.
Ian Swain — 2×2 single 2.50: into the top 8.9% of the event's history.
Nathanael Heavilin — 2×2 single 2.55: into the top 9.4% of the event's history.
Ian Swain — 4×4 single 39.81: into the top 11.9% of the event's history.
Drew Erekson — Pyraminx single 5.12: into the top 13.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

29 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

98 competitors · 453 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. Drew Brads won it with a 7.33 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

98 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.