Competitions · United States

Houston Spring Side Events 2023

Houston, Texas · 15 April 2023 · 6 events · 65 competitors · 79 personal bests

William Henry Ruppert V won two of the six events (Megaminx, Skewb) and the closest final was the Square-1, won by Ryan Wang by 0.24 seconds. 65 competitors produced 79 personal bests, 14 of which still stand today, and 13 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

John Wanger II took a Skewb single of 12.41 down to 3.69, 70 percent better in one day.

Two wins

William Henry Ruppert V — Megaminx, Skewb

0.24s

closest final — Square-1, Ryan Wang over RJ Gohn

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Om Joshi	6.24	8.11
Clock	Sourish Datta	5.43	7.14
Megaminx	William Henry Ruppert V	51.80	56.26
Pyraminx	Andres Rodriguez	2.06	3.10
Skewb	William Henry Ruppert V	2.91	4.96
Square-1	Ryan Wang	10.44	13.16

The PB harvest

79 set · 14 still standing

Om Joshi — Megaminx single 52.07: into the top 6.0% of the event's history.
Lucas T. Meade — Square-1 single 13.32: into the top 12.6% of the event's history.
Kevin Chang — Megaminx single 1:16.59: into the top 19.7% of the event's history.
Ryan Wang — Skewb single 6.62: into the top 30.6% of the event's history.
Jade Breitstein — Square-1 single 21.45: into the top 31.2% of the event's history.
James De-Ji Pee — Clock single 11.42: into the top 32.2% of the event's history.
David McGrew — 3×3 single 17.61: into the top 32.9% of the event's history.
Sourish Datta — Square-1 single 23.13: into the top 35.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

13 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

65 competitors · 304 results · 6 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. Om Joshi won it with a 8.11 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

65 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.