Competitions · United States

Chula Vista Winter 2023

San Diego, California · 14 January 2023 · 4 events · 110 competitors · 86 personal bests

Kavin Tangtartharakul won two of the four events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Kavin Tangtartharakul by 0.16 seconds. 110 competitors produced 86 personal bests, 25 of which still stand today, and 34 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Ryan Baik took a Pyraminx single of 15.57 down to 4.65, 70 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Kavin Tangtartharakul — 3×3, 3×3 one-handed

0.16s

closest final — 3×3, Kavin Tangtartharakul over Michael Muething

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Kavin Tangtartharakul	7.48	8.38
5×5	Michael Muething	1:01.51	1:07.85
3×3 one-handed	Kavin Tangtartharakul	11.33	12.82
Pyraminx	Vinícius Shaw	2.77	3.44

The PB harvest

86 set · 25 still standing

Adrian Lopez — Pyraminx single 2.28: into the top 1.7% of the event's history.
Sami Ozgun — Pyraminx single 2.62: into the top 2.5% of the event's history.
Vinícius Shaw — 3×3 single 8.60: into the top 4.0% of the event's history.
Serhat Berk Salik — Pyraminx single 3.12: into the top 4.1% of the event's history.
Ivan Lopez — Pyraminx single 3.24: into the top 4.5% of the event's history.
Richard Hyrum Weber — Pyraminx single 3.28: into the top 4.6% of the event's history.
Indraneel Adem — Pyraminx single 4.04: into the top 7.9% of the event's history.
Serhat Berk Salik — 3×3 one-handed single 15.64: into the top 9.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

34 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

110 competitors · 390 results · 4 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. Kavin Tangtartharakul won it with a 8.38 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

110 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.