Competitions · United States
Cal Poly SLO Winter 2023
San Luis Obispo, California · 25 February 2023 · 5 events · 41 competitors · 26 personal bests
Paul Mahvi won three of the five events (3×3, 7×7, 3×3 blindfolded) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Wilson Xie by 0.09 seconds. 41 competitors produced 26 personal bests, 8 of which still stand today, and 16 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Taj Bressert took a Skewb single of 14.21 down to 5.96, 58 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Paul Mahvi | 7.20 | 8.21 |
| 7×7 | Paul Mahvi | 2:19.62 | 2:24.68 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Paul Mahvi | 2:13.50 | — |
| Skewb | Wilson Xie | 3.34 | 3.90 |
| Square-1 | Calvin Nielson | 7.43 | 8.85 |
The PB harvest
26 set · 8 still standing- Sean Huffman — Skewb single 4.69: into the top 15.8% of the event's history.
- Carter Lorenzo — 3×3 single 12.99: into the top 17.4% of the event's history.
- Preston James Miller — 3×3 single 17.01: into the top 31.0% of the event's history.
- Carter Lorenzo — Skewb single 8.46: into the top 44.7% of the event's history.
- Seth Jose — Skewb single 9.24: into the top 50.1% of the event's history.
- William Borgsmiller — 3×3 single 32.80: into the top 67.2% of the event's history.
- Liam Purdy — 3×3 single 37.43: into the top 73.8% of the event's history.
- Sophie Jose — 3×3 single 38.08: into the top 74.6% of the event's history.
First-timers
16 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
41 competitors · 154 results · 5 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. Paul Mahvi won it with a 8.21 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
R U R' F D' B2 L B' R' U2 R B2 L F2 R' L' F U L' - 2
D' R' F2 R' B2 L D2 B2 F2 R' B' L F' D' R' F D2 F2 L - 3
R' U2 L2 F2 D B2 U L2 F2 U B U2 R2 F' L' F2 D B' - 4
R U B2 L2 B2 D2 B2 R2 F2 D' B U F2 U' R' B' D' L2 F2 - 5
R' L2 D2 L2 F D2 U2 L' F' L' B2 U L2 F R2 F2 L2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
41 competitors- Alexander Lochhead
- Archer Ackerman
- Benjamin Lehndorfer
- Brandon True
- Calvin Nielson
- Carter Lorenzo
- Chris Martin
- Dan Tran
- Daniel Cho
- Darren Zhang
- Gabriel Sanchez-Rivera
- Harry Pedersen
- Ian Arreaza
- Ian Kemlo
- Jack Flynn Stewart
- Landen Long
- Liam Purdy
- Liam White
- Luke Hadano
- Miles Southwick
- Nipun Das
- Patrick Koo
- Paul Mahvi
- Phoebe Miller
- Preston James Miller
- Robert Charles Bakalian
- Samuele Pedrocchi
- Sean Huffman
- Sean Quy Purdy
- Sebastian Kais
- Seth Jose
- Siona Pedrocchi
- Sophie Jose
- Spursh Deshpande (स्पर्श देशपांडे)
- Taj Bressert
- Taylor Conolley
- Thomas Đặng Hoàng Thịnh
- TJ Kelly
- Trey Funk
- William Borgsmiller
- Wilson Xie
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.