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Competitions · United States

Evanston Fall Mini A 2023

Evanston, Illinois · 11 November 2023 · 3 events · 38 competitors · 21 personal bests

Simon Kellum won three of the three events (3×3, 2×2, Skewb) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Simon Kellum by 0.03 seconds. 38 competitors produced 21 personal bests, 6 of which still stand today, and eleven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Andrew Phanthavong took a 2×2 single of 16.55 down to 5.48, 67 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Simon Kellum — 3×3, 2×2, Skewb
0.03s
closest final — Skewb, Simon Kellum over Carter Kucala
21
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Simon Kellum6.657.61
2×2Simon Kellum1.201.64
SkewbSimon Kellum1.732.04

The PB harvest

21 set · 6 still standing
  • Dominic McCraw — 2×2 single 2.76: into the top 11.6% of the event's history.
  • Andrew Phanthavong — 3×3 single 21.31: into the top 43.6% of the event's history.
  • Andrew Phanthavong — 2×2 single 5.48: into the top 45.1% of the event's history.
  • Isaac Geiger — 3×3 single 31.90: into the top 65.7% of the event's history.
  • Swayam Garnaik — Skewb single 12.80: into the top 69.8% of the event's history.
  • Theo Chin — Skewb single 19.12: into the top 88.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

Eleven 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

38 competitors · 122 results · 3 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. Simon Kellum won it with a 7.61 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

38 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.