Competitions · United States

Bay Area Speedcubin' 41 2023

Berkeley, California · 12 February 2023 · 6 events · 157 competitors · 142 personal bests

Paul Mahvi won two of the six events (6×6, 7×7) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Jason Ostdiek by 0.05 seconds. 157 competitors produced 142 personal bests, 33 of which still stand today, and 44 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Kainoa Papandrew took a Pyraminx single of 11.32 down to 6.60, 42 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Paul Mahvi — 6×6, 7×7

0.05s

closest final — Pyraminx, Jason Ostdiek over Tegshburen Tunamal

142

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Heidi Chan	6.63	6.86
6×6	Paul Mahvi	1:37.00	1:40.07
7×7	Paul Mahvi	2:11.68	2:24.59
3×3 one-handed	Anto Kam (甘浩東)	9.80	10.44
Megaminx	Nico Harper (李有為)	46.28	48.45
Pyraminx	Jason Ostdiek	3.50	3.73

The PB harvest

142 set · 33 still standing

Ben Yu — 3×3 single 5.92: into the top 0.44% of the event's history.
Tegshburen Tunamal — Pyraminx single 2.61: into the top 2.5% of the event's history.
Calvin Nielson — Pyraminx single 2.97: into the top 3.5% of the event's history.
Luke O. Brannon — 3×3 one-handed single 12.78: into the top 4.1% of the event's history.
Max Brameld — 3×3 single 10.14: into the top 7.9% of the event's history.
Ethan Seitz — Pyraminx single 4.12: into the top 8.3% of the event's history.
Ian Suh — 3×3 single 10.67: into the top 9.5% of the event's history.
Vihan Vasist — 3×3 single 11.05: into the top 10.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

44 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 37,591 people who made their debut in 2023. 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

157 competitors · 620 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. Heidi Chan won it with a 6.86 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

157 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.