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Competitions · United States

Yakima Valley Cubing Fall 2018

Yakima, Washington · 13 October 2018 · 6 events · 61 competitors · 65 personal bests

Luke Tycksen won two of the six events (3×3, 4×4) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Tripp Peters by 0.19 seconds. 61 competitors produced 65 personal bests, 15 of which still stand today, and twelve people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Aiden Bartlett set the Square-1 average continental record: 8.17.

Two wins
Luke Tycksen — 3×3, 4×4
0.19s
closest final — Pyraminx, Tripp Peters over Kyle Polage
65
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Luke Tycksen7.197.95
4×4Luke Tycksen26.3231.40
3×3 blindfoldedJason White49.63
MegaminxEthan Davis36.3241.11
PyraminxTripp Peters2.863.71
Square-1Aiden Bartlett6.778.17

The PB harvest

65 set · 15 still standing
  • Jason White — 3×3 single 8.39: into the top 3.5% of the event's history.
  • Dylan Barton Bagley — Square-1 single 9.17: into the top 4.7% of the event's history.
  • Rithvik Madupuru — Pyraminx single 3.60: into the top 5.9% of the event's history.
  • Jason White — Megaminx single 59.12: into the top 9.5% of the event's history.
  • Connor Wilden — 4×4 single 39.24: into the top 11.2% of the event's history.
  • Angel Zavala — Pyraminx single 5.55: into the top 16.8% of the event's history.
  • Angel Zavala — Megaminx single 1:18.59: into the top 20.8% of the event's history.
  • Rithvik Madupuru — 3×3 single 14.40: into the top 22.4% 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

61 competitors · 292 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 7.95 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

61 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.