Competitions · United States
Honolulu Please Be Mālie 2023
'Aiea, Hawaii · 24 September 2023 · 8 events · 24 competitors · 18 personal bests
David Karalli (داود قراعلي) won three of the eight events (3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 Fewest Moves, 4×4 blindfolded) and the closest final was the Square-1, won by Braden Richards by 1.41 seconds. 24 competitors produced 18 personal bests, 4 of which still stand today, and one people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Taitum Tanouye took a Square-1 single of 20.61 down to 12.47, 39 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 blindfolded | David Karalli (داود قراعلي) | 24.60 | — |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | David Karalli (داود قراعلي) | 29 moves | 36.00 |
| Clock | Evan Millsap | 4.67 | 5.51 |
| Megaminx | Roy Lee | 42.48 | 47.61 |
| Square-1 | Braden Richards | 11.86 | 12.48 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | David Karalli (داود قراعلي) | 5:30.78 | — |
| 5×5 blindfolded | David Akamine | 17:37.00 | — |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | David Akamine | 13 of 14 cubes · 53:47 | — |
The PB harvest
18 set · 4 still standing- Taitum Tanouye — Square-1 single 12.47: into the top 10.8% of the event's history.
- David Akamine — Clock single 11.14: into the top 30.8% of the event's history.
- Evan Millsap — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 40 moves: into the top 48.3% of the event's history.
- Zack Halsall — Clock single 16.71: into the top 54.4% of the event's history.
First-timers
One person 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
24 competitors · 114 results · 8 events.
Everyone who competed
24 competitors- AJ Nicholls
- Anthony Carrillo
- Braden Richards
- Brendan Corey
- Chris Martin
- David Akamine
- David Karalli (داود قراعلي)
- Enzo Xuan
- Evan Millsap
- Jack Okazaki
- Jaden Matsunaka
- Jonathan Truchot
- Kealoha Morimoto
- Lucas Aubin
- Matthew Dickman
- Michael Conard
- Payton Corey
- Roy Lee
- Taitum Tanouye
- Taj Bressert
- TJ Kelly
- Travis Dumaran
- Varenya Jyotiraditya
- Zack Halsall
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.