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Empire State Spring 2023

Albany, New York · 8 April 2023 · 9 events · 64 competitors · 71 personal bests

Christopher Sun won five of the nine events (3×3, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Edward Habeck IV by 0.33 seconds. 64 competitors produced 71 personal bests, 22 of which still stand today, and 19 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Adrian Costello took a Square-1 single of 1:55.46 down to 50.86, 56 percent better in one day.

Five wins
Christopher Sun — 3×3, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, 5×5 blindfolded
0.33s
closest final — Clock, Edward Habeck IV over Sula Mareska
71
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Christopher Sun6.247.01
5×5Christopher Sun49.1049.96
6×6Christopher Sun1:32.661:36.98
7×7Christopher Sun2:25.072:29.17
3×3 Fewest MovesErik Johnson27 moves30.00
ClockEdward Habeck IV5.115.75
PyraminxDylan Chan1.343.52
Square-1Dylan Chan10.0211.43
5×5 blindfoldedChristopher Sun8:34.99—

The PB harvest

71 set · 22 still standing
  • Christopher Sun — Pyraminx single 2.16: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
  • Lex Edwards — 3×3 single 7.48: into the top 1.9% of the event's history.
  • Lex Edwards — Pyraminx single 2.48: into the top 2.1% of the event's history.
  • Christopher Sun — Square-1 single 7.75: into the top 2.7% of the event's history.
  • Benjamin Graber — 3×3 single 9.17: into the top 5.3% of the event's history.
  • Jasmine Hazel Mackin — Square-1 single 10.76: into the top 7.5% of the event's history.
  • Jasmine Hazel Mackin — 5×5 single 1:04.24: into the top 7.9% of the event's history.
  • Jasmine Hazel Mackin — 6×6 single 1:53.43: into the top 8.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

19 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 · 384 results · 9 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. Christopher Sun won it with a 7.01 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

64 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.