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Burley Summer 2023

Burley, Idaho · 12 August 2023 · 6 events · 33 competitors · 52 personal bests

Eric Pesci won three of the six events (3×3, 2×2, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Eric Pesci by 0.10 seconds. 33 competitors produced 52 personal bests, 16 of which still stand today, and five people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Thomas Webb took a 2×2 single of 3.32 down to 1.74, 48 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Eric Pesci — 3×3, 2×2, 5×5
0.10s
closest final — 2×2, Eric Pesci over Michael Larsen
52
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Eric Pesci7.418.17
2×2Eric Pesci0.862.70
5×5Eric Pesci1:02.031:05.18
3×3 one-handedMichael Larsen11.2015.04
MegaminxCanyon Pettitt1:01.691:04.33
PyraminxCanyon Pettitt2.683.59

The PB harvest

52 set · 16 still standing
  • Eric Pesci — 2×2 single 0.86: into the top 0.31% of the event's history.
  • Thomas Webb — 2×2 single 1.74: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.
  • Jaden Bills — 3×3 single 9.27: into the top 5.5% of the event's history.
  • Eduardo Garcia — 2×2 single 2.33: into the top 7.3% of the event's history.
  • Eric Pesci — Megaminx single 58.00: into the top 8.9% of the event's history.
  • Jaden Bills — 3×3 one-handed single 16.08: into the top 10.4% of the event's history.
  • Jaden Bills — 2×2 single 2.89: into the top 13.0% of the event's history.
  • Thomas Webb — Pyraminx single 5.44: into the top 16.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

Five 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

33 competitors · 223 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. Eric Pesci won it with a 8.17 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

33 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.