Competitions · United States

DFW Cubing Spring 2023

Grapevine, Texas · 7 May 2023 · 5 events · 156 competitors · 99 personal bests

Ray Bai won three of the five events (3×3, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Square-1, won by Ryan Pilat by 0.06 seconds. 156 competitors produced 99 personal bests, 24 of which still stand today, and 52 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Torah Hoover took a 5×5 single of 3:55.54 down to 1:42.21, 57 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Ray Bai — 3×3, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed

0.06s

closest final — Square-1, Ryan Pilat over Tucker Chamberlain

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Ray Bai	6.16	7.05
5×5	Ray Bai	49.07	53.02
3×3 blindfolded	Ryan Pilat	29.79	—
3×3 one-handed	Ray Bai	10.43	11.47
Square-1	Ryan Pilat	6.06	7.96

The PB harvest

99 set · 24 still standing

Lucas T. Meade — 3×3 single 8.17: into the top 3.1% of the event's history.
Francisco Verver — 3×3 single 9.93: into the top 7.3% of the event's history.
Lucas T. Meade — 3×3 one-handed single 16.33: into the top 11.0% of the event's history.
Tolu Oboh — 3×3 single 13.14: into the top 17.9% of the event's history.
Christopher Dornfeld — 5×5 single 1:22.90: into the top 21.5% of the event's history.
Dylan Pollard — 3×3 blindfolded single 1:29.31: into the top 22.8% of the event's history.
Dylan Randall — 3×3 single 15.07: into the top 24.7% of the event's history.
Denver Hines — 3×3 single 15.35: into the top 25.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

52 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

156 competitors · 605 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 7.05 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

156 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.