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Competitions · United States

Evanston Fall Mini C 2023

Evanston, Illinois · 11 November 2023 · 3 events · 35 competitors · 29 personal bests

Henry Lichner won two of the three events (3×3, 4×4) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Nathaniel Gee by 0.10 seconds. 35 competitors produced 29 personal bests, 11 of which still stand today, and four people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Parker Hong took a 4×4 single of 1:15.88 down to 33.25, 56 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Henry Lichner — 3×3, 4×4
0.10s
closest final — 3×3 one-handed, Nathaniel Gee over Aryan Kejriwal
29
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Henry Lichner6.967.50
4×4Henry Lichner23.5726.12
3×3 one-handedNathaniel Gee12.9913.65

The PB harvest

29 set · 11 still standing
  • Parker Hong — 3×3 single 7.68: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
  • Parker Hong — 4×4 single 33.25: into the top 5.2% of the event's history.
  • Pincong Kuang (邝品聪) — 3×3 single 9.41: into the top 5.9% of the event's history.
  • Toby Cuna — 4×4 single 36.42: into the top 8.1% of the event's history.
  • Jamin Titus Kuwitzky — 3×3 one-handed single 15.05: into the top 8.2% of the event's history.
  • Isaac Kaufhold — 3×3 single 11.82: into the top 13.3% of the event's history.
  • Mark Kaufhold — 3×3 single 12.31: into the top 15.0% of the event's history.
  • William Casey O'keefe — 4×4 single 45.21: into the top 18.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

Four 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

35 competitors · 111 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. Henry Lichner won it with a 7.50 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

35 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.