Competitions · United States

GCU Spring 2023

Lakewood, New Jersey · 6 May 2023 · 5 events · 171 competitors · 166 personal bests

Patrick Ponce won two of the five events (3×3, 6×6) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Ayden Dincher by 0.11 seconds. 171 competitors produced 166 personal bests, 50 of which still stand today, and 30 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Christopher Kim took a Clock single of 40.88 down to 9.52, 77 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Patrick Ponce — 3×3, 6×6

0.11s

closest final — 2×2, Ayden Dincher over Livia Kleiner

166

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Patrick Ponce	4.63	6.22
2×2	Ayden Dincher	1.90	2.83
6×6	Patrick Ponce	1:26.99	1:31.85
Clock	Ryan Michael Breen	4.22	4.26
Pyraminx	Kyle Meade	1.46	1.85

The PB harvest

166 set · 50 still standing

Christopher Kim — Pyraminx single 2.49: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
Kye Carretero — 3×3 single 7.88: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
Tyler Kochy — Clock single 6.17: into the top 7.8% of the event's history.
Douglas Smith — Pyraminx single 4.14: into the top 8.4% of the event's history.
Matt McWeeney — 2×2 single 2.70: into the top 10.9% of the event's history.
Elijah Holihen — Pyraminx single 5.02: into the top 13.3% of the event's history.
Grant Alltop — 3×3 single 11.96: into the top 13.8% of the event's history.
Satvik Sharma — 2×2 single 3.01: into the top 14.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

30 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

171 competitors · 777 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. Patrick Ponce won it with a 6.22 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

171 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.