Competitions · United States

Bothell Spring Open 2023

Bothell, Washington · 17 March 2023 · 9 events · 82 competitors · 66 personal bests

Max Siauw won five of the nine events (3×3, 4×4, 7×7) and the closest final was the Square-1, won by Max Siauw by 0.53 seconds. 82 competitors produced 66 personal bests, 15 of which still stand today, and 20 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Jordan Dance took a 4×4 single of 2:30.95 down to 54.33, 64 percent better in one day.

Five wins

Max Siauw — 3×3, 4×4, 7×7, 3×3 blindfolded, Square-1

0.53s

closest final — Square-1, Max Siauw over Timothy Castle

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Max Siauw	5.91	6.31
4×4	Max Siauw	22.59	25.93
7×7	Max Siauw	2:24.45	2:27.47
3×3 blindfolded	Max Siauw	32.40	—
Skewb	Ash Black	2.75	3.47
Square-1	Max Siauw	5.62	7.66
4×4 blindfolded	Raymond Goslow	9:02.37	—
5×5 blindfolded	Raymond Goslow	14:16.00	—
3×3 Multi-Blind	Raymond Goslow	10 of 11 cubes · 49:44	—

The PB harvest

66 set · 15 still standing

Jonathan Truchot — 7×7 single 2:50.58: into the top 8.0% of the event's history.
Benjamin Royes — 3×3 single 10.34: into the top 8.5% of the event's history.
Benjamin Royes — Square-1 single 11.73: into the top 9.3% of the event's history.
Carsten Rogers — 3×3 single 12.45: into the top 15.5% of the event's history.
Alex Bajenov — 4×4 single 49.32: into the top 23.9% of the event's history.
Terrence B. Duenas — 7×7 single 3:47.76: into the top 26.3% of the event's history.
Alex Siauw — 3×3 single 15.76: into the top 27.0% of the event's history.
Soohyuk Choe — 3×3 single 16.12: into the top 28.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

20 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

82 competitors · 362 results · 9 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 6.31 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

82 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.