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Competitions · Canada

BC Spring Solving A 2023

Coquitlam, British Columbia · 21 May 2023 · 6 events · 70 competitors · 60 personal bests

Max Siauw won four of the six events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Square-1, won by Max Siauw by 0.12 seconds. 70 competitors produced 60 personal bests, 15 of which still stand today, and 26 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Abdulrahman Saif set the 3×3 single national record: 28.37.

Four wins
Max Siauw — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, Square-1
0.12s
closest final — Square-1, Max Siauw over Sameer Aggarwal
60
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Max Siauw6.026.83
4×4Max Siauw24.0725.79
5×5Max Siauw45.8949.57
3×3 blindfoldedSameer Aggarwal48.79—
3×3 one-handedSameer Aggarwal9.6513.31
Square-1Max Siauw4.765.90

The PB harvest

60 set · 15 still standing
  • Jack Anderson — Square-1 single 8.66: into the top 3.9% of the event's history.
  • Samuel Scherrer — 3×3 single 10.46: into the top 8.8% of the event's history.
  • Benjamin Li — 4×4 single 37.83: into the top 9.6% of the event's history.
  • Lawrence Li — 3×3 single 11.39: into the top 11.8% of the event's history.
  • Jayce Li — 3×3 one-handed single 17.07: into the top 12.7% of the event's history.
  • Lawrence Li — Square-1 single 18.11: into the top 23.6% of the event's history.
  • Matthew Ma — Square-1 single 18.23: into the top 23.9% of the event's history.
  • Lawrence Li — 4×4 single 49.83: into the top 24.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

26 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

70 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. Max Siauw won it with a 6.83 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

70 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.