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Kericho Open 2023

Kericho · 16 September 2023 · 3 events · 83 competitors · 16 personal bests

John Muthee Karichu won two of the three events (2×2, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Mugambi Simon by 0.01 seconds. 83 competitors produced 16 personal bests, 14 of which still stand today, and 71 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Maxwel Mutai took a 3×3 single of 1:10.08 down to 35.96, 49 percent better in one day.

Two wins
John Muthee Karichu — 2×2, Pyraminx
0.01s
closest final — 3×3, Mugambi Simon over John Muthee Karichu
16
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Mugambi Simon11.7614.25
2×2John Muthee Karichu3.955.31
PyraminxJohn Muthee Karichu5.879.25

The PB harvest

16 set · 14 still standing
  • John Muthee Karichu — Pyraminx single 5.87: into the top 19.0% of the event's history.
  • John Muthee Karichu — 2×2 single 3.95: into the top 25.9% of the event's history.
  • John Kamau — 3×3 single 19.13: into the top 37.5% of the event's history.
  • Felix Kiprob — 3×3 single 20.07: into the top 40.1% of the event's history.
  • Naythun Mwenja — Pyraminx single 9.16: into the top 46.2% of the event's history.
  • Marc Tarus — 3×3 single 22.90: into the top 47.7% of the event's history.
  • John Kamau — 2×2 single 5.88: into the top 49.6% of the event's history.
  • Naythun Mwenja — 3×3 single 24.40: into the top 51.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

71 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

83 competitors · 179 results · 3 events.

Everyone who competed

83 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.