Competitions · United States

Bothell Summer 2023

Bothell, Washington · 8 July 2023 · 6 events · 90 competitors · 105 personal bests

Sameer Aggarwal won three of the six events (3×3, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 5×5, won by Sameer Aggarwal by 0.03 seconds. 90 competitors produced 105 personal bests, 27 of which still stand today, and nine people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Adhiyan Kumaresan took a Clock single of 46.70 down to 15.44, 67 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Sameer Aggarwal — 3×3, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed

0.03s

closest final — 5×5, Sameer Aggarwal over Max Siauw

105

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Sameer Aggarwal	5.95	7.14
4×4	Max Siauw	20.72	26.97
5×5	Sameer Aggarwal	48.31	51.08
3×3 blindfolded	Timothy Castle	22.70	—
3×3 one-handed	Sameer Aggarwal	11.27	11.53
Clock	Greyson James	5.07	5.66

The PB harvest

105 set · 27 still standing

Max Siauw — 4×4 single 20.72: into the top 0.093% of the event's history.
Rituraj Sohoni — 4×4 single 25.51: into the top 0.84% of the event's history.
Vihan Penmatsa — 3×3 single 8.69: into the top 4.2% of the event's history.
Mihir A. Rai — 3×3 blindfolded single 39.52: into the top 6.6% of the event's history.
Deb Kumar Banerji — 3×3 single 10.44: into the top 8.8% of the event's history.
Mason Gilfoy — 3×3 single 10.47: into the top 8.9% of the event's history.
Peter Preston — 4×4 single 40.41: into the top 12.6% of the event's history.
Peter Preston — Clock single 7.54: into the top 13.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

Nine 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

90 competitors · 425 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. Sameer Aggarwal won it with a 7.14 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

90 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.