Competitions · United States
Yakima Valley Cubing 2018
Yakima, Washington · 5 May 2018 · 6 events · 53 competitors · 60 personal bests
Luke Tycksen won three of the six events (3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Luke Tycksen by 0.05 seconds. 53 competitors produced 60 personal bests, 7 of which still stand today, and twelve people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Nathanael Morgan took a 3×3 one-handed single of 1:08.83 down to 26.55, 61 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Luke Tycksen | 7.75 | 9.16 |
| 2×2 | Sameer Aggarwal | 1.48 | 3.07 |
| 4×4 | Luke Tycksen | 24.68 | 29.40 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Luke Tycksen | 10.75 | 12.77 |
| Megaminx | Ethan Davis | 41.99 | 44.79 |
| Pyraminx | Kyle Polage | 2.73 | 3.75 |
The PB harvest
60 set · 7 still standing- Keenan Johnson — Pyraminx single 3.09: into the top 3.9% of the event's history.
- Paul Sanchirico — 3×3 one-handed single 17.87: into the top 14.7% of the event's history.
- Dawson Ford — Pyraminx single 7.18: into the top 29.3% of the event's history.
- Evan Romer — 4×4 single 59.37: into the top 35.8% of the event's history.
- Dawson Ford — 3×3 single 21.23: into the top 43.4% of the event's history.
- Joshua Lee — 3×3 single 26.33: into the top 55.5% of the event's history.
- Joshua Lee — Pyraminx single 12.04: into the top 67.4% 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
53 competitors · 314 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. Luke Tycksen won it with a 9.16 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
R2 F2 U2 B2 F2 L R2 F2 L U R2 B U R' D L' R' B U - 2
F2 R B2 L F2 U2 L2 R' B L D2 U L' D U2 B L D' U2 - 3
F2 U2 B D2 B D2 F2 L2 U2 F' R' D L F2 D2 F U B' R D' - 4
D2 L2 F2 U2 B' L2 F2 R2 F' D R' U2 B L2 R' U R F' L' R2 - 5
B2 D L2 B2 D2 F' L2 U L B' F L2 D2 B2 L F R
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
53 competitors- Aidan Cerenzie
- Aiden Bartlett
- Alexander Widdows
- Andrew Rizo
- Ash Black
- Baysam Ruiz
- Benjamin Gottschalk
- Benson Lawson
- Bradley Sampson
- Cailyn Hoover
- Caleb Picken
- Cameron Bartlett
- Colby Scott
- Dawson Ford
- Dylan Tin Wai Shek
- Ethan Davis
- Evan Romer
- Gregory Martin
- Jack Knott
- Jackson Talbott
- James Ellis Nale V
- Jason White
- Jeremiah Najera
- Jettson Stone
- Jonathan Truchot
- Jorge Morales Sosa
- Joshua Lee
- Joshua Robert Chubbs
- Keenan Johnson
- Kit Clement
- Kyle Polage
- Kyle Van Straaten
- Lauren Clement
- Lawrence Ro
- Lee Odegard
- Luke Tycksen
- Matt Bartlett
- Matthew Dickman
- Max Hilliard
- Max Siauw
- Mehul Chaudhari
- Mia Sponseller
- Nathan Rees
- Nathanael Morgan
- Noah Marsh
- Paul Sanchirico
- Peter Preston
- Sameer Aggarwal
- Savidth Ruiz
- Staci O'Leary
- Timothy Castle
- Tripp Peters
- Yaani Shah
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.