Competitions · United States
Empire State Winter Whirl 2023
Albany, New York · 5 February 2023 · 13 events · 30 competitors · 102 personal bests
Livia Kleiner won five of the 13 events (5×5, 6×6, 7×7) and the closest final was the Square-1, won by Brandon Lin (林博浩) by 0.05 seconds. 30 competitors produced 102 personal bests, 15 of which still stand today.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Tirth Benara took a Square-1 single of 1:00.06 down to 16.23, 73 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Timothy Yang | 6.43 | 7.54 |
| 2×2 | Elijah Rain Phelps | 1.80 | 2.44 |
| 4×4 | Timothy Yang | 29.17 | 32.45 |
| 5×5 | Livia Kleiner | 50.76 | 56.53 |
| 6×6 | Livia Kleiner | 1:35.52 | 1:44.41 |
| 7×7 | Livia Kleiner | 2:21.48 | 2:30.94 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Evan Liu | 48.01 | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Levi Gibson | 10.09 | 14.43 |
| Clock | Carter Williams | 3.46 | 5.06 |
| Megaminx | Carter Williams | 39.89 | 45.77 |
| Pyraminx | Livia Kleiner | 1.23 | 2.40 |
| Skewb | Livia Kleiner | 2.50 | 3.88 |
| Square-1 | Brandon Lin (林博浩) | 8.70 | 9.34 |
The PB harvest
102 set · 15 still standing- Jason Bradley Huczko-Summerford — Square-1 single 7.12: into the top 1.9% of the event's history.
- Boris McCoy — 3×3 one-handed single 11.73: into the top 2.7% of the event's history.
- Jason Bradley Huczko-Summerford — 2×2 single 1.95: into the top 4.4% of the event's history.
- Michael Ben Raziel — Clock single 5.00: into the top 4.4% of the event's history.
- Michael Ben Raziel — 3×3 one-handed single 13.74: into the top 5.6% of the event's history.
- Augustus Alexander — 3×3 single 10.58: into the top 9.2% of the event's history.
- Benjamin Graber — 2×2 single 2.64: into the top 10.3% of the event's history.
- Jason Bradley Huczko-Summerford — 5×5 single 1:18.20: into the top 17.7% of the event's history.
First-timers
No people competed for the first time at this competition. 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
30 competitors · 286 results · 13 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. Timothy Yang won it with a 7.54 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
L B2 D2 R U2 R' D2 B2 F U2 L2 R2 B U2 L D R D2 B' - 2
U' B2 L D2 R' B2 R' D2 L F U L D F2 D2 F D2 R' B' - 3
L U2 F2 D' B' D' B' U2 D2 L2 F2 L' D2 L U2 L2 B' R' - 4
D' F D F D2 B F2 L2 D2 F' U L F R F' R2 F U - 5
U R L B D2 L D' B R' U2 L U2 D2 L U2 L2 F' U L2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
30 competitors- Aaron Jake Wong
- Angelo Terpening
- Arin Khare
- Augustus Alexander
- Ayden Dincher
- Ben Colwell
- Benjamin Graber
- Benjamin Schmutter
- Benji Shahaf
- Boris McCoy
- Brandon Lin (林博浩)
- Caden Hubbell
- Carter Williams
- Crosby Harris
- Eli Ozsvath
- Elijah Rain Phelps
- Evan Liu
- Faiz Wareh
- Gordon R. Holey
- Jason Bradley Huczko-Summerford
- Levi Gibson
- Livia Kleiner
- Mariana K. Lee
- Michael Ben Raziel
- Nico Ozsvath
- Rex Ozsvath
- Timothy Yang
- Tirth Benara
- Vasilije Dragojlovic
- Vivaan Mathur
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.