Competitions · United States

Bay Area Speedcubin' 44 2023

Santa Clara, California · 22 April 2023 · 4 events · 167 competitors · 107 personal bests

Max Park won three of the four events (3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Stanley Chapel by 0.40 seconds. 167 competitors produced 107 personal bests, 28 of which still stand today, and 44 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Buddy Johnson took a 3×3 single of 1:49.21 down to 32.06, 71 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Max Park — 3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed

0.40s

closest final — Skewb, Stanley Chapel over Jusun Choi (최주선)

107

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Max Park	4.66	5.25
4×4	Max Park	23.05	23.29
3×3 one-handed	Max Park	8.67	9.69
Skewb	Stanley Chapel	1.98	2.65

The PB harvest

107 set · 28 still standing

Jason Wong — 3×3 single 7.52: into the top 2.0% of the event's history.
Evan Zhou — 3×3 single 7.66: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
Allen Averbukh — 3×3 single 9.68: into the top 6.6% of the event's history.
Jordan Granados — 3×3 one-handed single 14.83: into the top 7.8% of the event's history.
Chris Tran — 4×4 single 38.39: into the top 10.2% of the event's history.
Siddharth Gopalakrishnan — 3×3 single 11.60: into the top 12.5% of the event's history.
Bruhath Batla — 4×4 single 43.91: into the top 16.9% of the event's history.
Liam Trinh — 3×3 one-handed single 18.79: into the top 17.2% 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

167 competitors · 502 results · 4 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. Max Park won it with a 5.25 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

167 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.