Competitions · United States
Crystal City Winter 2023
Arlington, Virginia · 22 January 2023 · 5 events · 64 competitors · 63 personal bests
Ray Bai won four of the five events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Ray Bai by 0.08 seconds. 64 competitors produced 63 personal bests, 14 of which still stand today, and 15 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Gavin Tribie took a 4×4 single of 1:34.92 down to 50.01, 47 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Ray Bai | 6.16 | 7.69 |
| 4×4 | Ray Bai | 24.28 | 27.15 |
| 5×5 | Ray Bai | 48.03 | 52.42 |
| 7×7 | Dana Yi | 2:28.66 | 2:32.68 |
| Megaminx | Ray Bai | 33.29 | 40.74 |
The PB harvest
63 set · 14 still standing- Blake Thompson — 4×4 single 26.28: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
- Osman Pamuk — 3×3 single 11.37: into the top 11.7% of the event's history.
- Jeremy Gassman — Megaminx single 1:09.28: into the top 15.2% of the event's history.
- John Staley — 4×4 single 42.71: into the top 15.4% of the event's history.
- Ryland Wilson — 7×7 single 3:34.89: into the top 21.5% of the event's history.
- Gavin Tribie — 4×4 single 50.01: into the top 24.7% of the event's history.
- James Keehner — 5×5 single 1:39.74: into the top 35.2% of the event's history.
- Aaron Hensler — 5×5 single 1:44.02: into the top 38.4% of the event's history.
First-timers
15 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
64 competitors · 237 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. Ray Bai won it with a 7.69 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
B' D2 L B2 U B R' B2 U' L2 U2 L2 F2 R2 F2 D B L2 D' - 2
R2 D2 B2 D F2 R2 U2 B D B2 R F' L B D' L B' L' - 3
D B2 L F2 U2 B2 L2 U2 R D2 U' F' U' L2 R B2 R2 D L - 4
U B D2 R' F' B R B2 L' U R2 F2 U2 B' D2 L2 D2 B2 - 5
R' B2 D B2 L2 R' B2 F2 R' D B R2 U B2 F2 D' L2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
64 competitors- Aaron Hensler
- Aarush Patel
- Adhyan Raj
- Ahaan Sud
- Aiden Nguyen
- Amelia Freund
- Amin Ziraknejad
- Anderson Hong
- Ari Randers-Pehrson
- Arnur Yeszhanov
- Atharv Rajiv
- Austin Adueni
- Ben Doan
- Benjamin Bernard
- Blake Thompson
- Collin Temple
- Currin Wilson
- Dana Yi
- Daniel Greigg
- Daniel R. Waidelich
- Declan Wilhelm
- Duncan Kimmett
- Eli Perez
- Emily Manwaring
- Eric Lewis
- Ezra Weiland
- Gavin Tribie
- Graham Zielinski
- Grayson Arthur
- James Keehner
- Jeremy Gassman
- John Staley
- Keaton Ellis
- Kerry Go
- Liam Manwaring
- Maggie Clark
- Matthew Waidelich
- Maximus Osborn
- Michael Greigg
- Misha Rothman Kleinman
- Naeem Browne
- Nick Silvestri
- Ohm Patel
- Ollie Gurson
- Omkar Som
- Osman Pamuk
- Owen Corley
- Peter Hibl
- Preston Rogers
- Ray Bai
- Rich Tayag
- Ryland Wilson
- Sam Doan
- Scott McGowan
- Sebi Ferman
- Seth Witmer
- Sho Scandlen
- Shvant Gode
- Siddharth Suresh
- Stone Payne
- Veer Negandhi
- Victor Zhou
- William Klauer
- Yeonjoon Steven Kim
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.