World Rubik's Cube Championship 2017
| World Rubik's Cube Championship 2017 | |
|---|---|
| Location: | Paris, France |
| Date(s): | 2017 July 13–16 |
| Preceded by: | WC2015 |
| Succeeded by: | WC2019 |
World Rubik's Cube Championship 2017 (usually called World Championship 2017, abbreviated to WC2017) was a speedcubing World Championship held at Les Docks de Paris, in Paris, France on July 13-16, 2017.
Max Park won the 3x3 final with an average time of 6.85 seconds. Seung Hyuk Nahm finished second and Lucas Etter finished third. The fastest single 3x3 solve of the competition was 5.47 seconds by Patrick Ponce. There was also a flurry of excitement after round 1 of the 3x3 event when Kian Mansour, a notable Roux method user, finished top with an average time of 6.86 seconds.
Despite being a pre-tournament favourite in many events, and setting six world records early on, Feliks Zemdegs only won two titles. He also finished fourth in the 3x3 speedsolving - the first time he failed to finish on the podium. He did however win his first 7x7 world title - completing his set of titles for all of the main cubes.
Winners
- 3x3x3 Cube: Max Park
- 2x2x2 Cube: Antonie Paterakis
- 4x4x4 Cube: Sebastian Weyer
- 5x5x5 Cube: Feliks Zemdegs
- 6x6x6 Cube: Kevin Hays
- 7x7x7 Cube: Feliks Zemdegs
- 3x3x3 Blindfolded: Grzegorz Jałocha
- 3x3x3 Fewest Moves: Marcel Peters
- 3x3x3 One-Handed: Max Park
- 3x3x3 With Feet: Jakub Kipa
- Megaminx: Juan Pablo Huanqui
- Pyraminx: Drew Brads
- Rubik's Clock: Wojciech Knott
- Skewb: Łukasz Burliga
- Square-1: Jayden McNeill
- 4x4x4 Blindfolded: Bill Wang
- 5x5x5 Blindfolded: Tom Nelson
- 3x3x3 Multi-Blind: Shivam Bansal
World Records Set
- 6x6 average of 1:27.79 by Feliks Zemdegs (First Round)
- 6x6 single of 1:20.03 by Feliks Zemdegs (First Round)
- 7x7 average of 2:15.07 by Feliks Zemdegs (First Round)
- 7x7 single of 2:06.73 by Feliks Zemdegs (First Round)
- 5x5 average of 46.24 by Feliks Zemdegs (Second Round)
- 5x5 single of 38.52 by Feliks Zemdegs (Second Round)
- Pyraminx average of 2.04 by Drew Brads (Final)
- One-Handed average of 10.31 by Max Park (Final)
Nations Cup
The tournament saw the inaugural Rubik's Nations Cup held on the evening of the third day (Saturday). It featured teams made up of three cubers all from the same country. The members on each team solved one 3x3x3 cube one after the other with special timers recording individual times and total team time. Two teams battled at a same run, with the winning team proceeding to next round. As an experimental format, it was an unofficial event, with times not recorded in the WCA database. Seventy-two teams took part, with some countries providing multiple teams. A special Nations Cup cube was provided to all competitors, designed by Gans but with the Rubik's Brand. The tournament saw the Germany 1 team beating Canada 1 in the semifinal, and Australia 1 beating USA 1 in the other semifinal. Germany 1 (Sebastian Weyer, Philipp Weyer, Cornelius Dieckmann) won the final.
External Links
- WC2017 on WCA Database
- Rubik's Cube WC 2017, Official website
