Competitions · Canada
Cubing on Par B 2023
Vancouver, British Columbia · 23 April 2023 · 7 events · 66 competitors · 72 personal bests
Sameer Aggarwal won two of the seven events (3×3, 2×2) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Sameer Aggarwal by 0.05 seconds. 66 competitors produced 72 personal bests, 29 of which still stand today, and twelve people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Felix Zhou took a 3×3 single of 45.02 down to 15.85, 65 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Sameer Aggarwal | 5.05 | 5.81 |
| 2×2 | Sameer Aggarwal | 1.00 | 1.47 |
| 4×4 | Max Siauw | 25.02 | 27.57 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Timothy Castle | 31.76 | — |
| Megaminx | Max Siauw | 44.21 | 47.29 |
| Pyraminx | Timothy Castle | 2.25 | 3.38 |
| Skewb | Charles Zhu (朱彦臣) | 1.88 | 2.65 |
The PB harvest
72 set · 29 still standing- Owen de Greeff — 2×2 single 1.50: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
- Jieming Xu — 3×3 single 7.72: into the top 2.3% of the event's history.
- Michele Cavezza — 2×2 single 1.56: into the top 2.4% of the event's history.
- Ethan Chen — 2×2 single 1.65: into the top 2.8% of the event's history.
- Jonathan Truchot — Pyraminx single 2.99: into the top 3.6% of the event's history.
- Sean Yen — 3×3 single 9.16: into the top 5.2% of the event's history.
- Anderson Gao — 3×3 single 9.69: into the top 6.6% of the event's history.
- Brian Huaxia Zhang — 3×3 single 9.76: into the top 6.8% of the event's history.
First-timers
Twelve 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
66 competitors · 428 results · 7 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 5.81 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
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B R D' B' U2 D2 R' B' U2 F2 L2 B U2 R2 U2 R2 L F R - 2
F L2 D' F2 L2 D L2 D F2 D2 B2 U F R D2 F' D2 F U R - 3
L F2 L2 D2 R' F2 D2 L' R' B2 F' R' F D' B' R B F2 - 4
L U R' F2 B2 L' F' L U B' R2 B' D2 L2 U2 B2 R2 B R2 D - 5
B U2 B2 L2 D' L2 U2 R2 D2 F2 L' D' R' U F' D U'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
66 competitors- Ahan Jha
- Alvin Wong
- Anderson Gao
- Benjamin Li
- Bobby Moon
- Brian Huaxia Zhang
- Brian Sun
- Charles Zhu (朱彦臣)
- Daniel Ahokas
- Ethan Chen
- Ethan Rusnak
- Evan Chan
- Evan Ignatov
- Evan Tan
- Ewan Tones
- Felix Zhou
- Heewon Hwang
- Henry Tan
- Huy Pham
- Isaac Brugge
- Isaac Davies
- Jack Anderson
- Jacob Domingo
- Jacob Kotai
- Jeremy Xiang
- Jieming Xu
- John Yassa
- Jonathan Truchot
- Justin Taliman
- Keagan Chow
- Kenny Zhong
- Kyle Tam
- Laura Plourde
- Leo Hougaard
- Levi de Greeff
- Liam Tu
- Liam Zwaan
- Linden Chow
- Luke Jankowiak
- Maddox Lowe
- Marcas Yu
- Matthew Ji
- Max Siauw
- Mervin Zhou
- Michele Cavezza
- Nathan Pope
- Nathan Siwen Wang (王思文)
- Nathan Welford
- Oliver Wacker
- Owen de Greeff
- Peter Barnwell
- Ren Jobin
- Riley Gardner
- Ryan Valerio
- Ryan Xiao
- Sameer Aggarwal
- Sean Yen
- Shawn Yang
- Stefan Louie
- Thomas Abresch
- Timothy Castle
- Vianne Chang
- Winston Chow
- Yoann Aulard-Macler
- Yuzhong Luo
- Zei Nguyen
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.