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BC Spring Solving B 2023

Coquitlam, British Columbia · 22 May 2023 · 6 events · 69 competitors · 62 personal bests

Luke Jankowiak won three of the six events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Luke Jankowiak by 0.07 seconds. 69 competitors produced 62 personal bests, 27 of which still stand today, and 21 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Xuanyu Sun took a 3×3 single of 23.71 down to 10.44, 56 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Luke Jankowiak — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5
0.07s
closest final — 3×3, Luke Jankowiak over Michele Cavezza
62
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Luke Jankowiak7.147.60
4×4Luke Jankowiak30.2131.89
5×5Luke Jankowiak1:08.551:12.40
3×3 blindfoldedKevin Matthews31.5135.94
3×3 one-handedKenny Zhong11.5613.52
Square-1Ethan Rusnak10.4312.61

The PB harvest

62 set · 27 still standing
  • Heewon Hwang — 3×3 single 6.11: into the top 0.55% of the event's history.
  • Michele Cavezza — 4×4 single 29.06: into the top 2.3% of the event's history.
  • Kenny Zhong — Square-1 single 7.75: into the top 2.7% of the event's history.
  • Yuzhong Luo — 4×4 single 35.07: into the top 6.8% of the event's history.
  • Michele Cavezza — 5×5 single 1:04.15: into the top 7.9% of the event's history.
  • Alana Chan — 3×3 one-handed single 15.33: into the top 8.8% of the event's history.
  • Cohen Janzen — 3×3 single 11.30: into the top 11.4% of the event's history.
  • Brian Huaxia Zhang — 4×4 single 42.94: into the top 15.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

21 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

69 competitors · 279 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 Jankowiak won it with a 7.60 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

69 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.