Competitions · United States
Lake Erie Showdown 2023
Erie, Pennsylvania · 7 October 2023 · 6 events · 66 competitors · 82 personal bests
Chris Chi won three of the six events (3×3, 2×2, Skewb) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Darshan Bhavanasi by 0.09 seconds. 66 competitors produced 82 personal bests, 31 of which still stand today, and 21 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Andrew Stirling took a 2×2 single of 4.28 down to 1.82, 57 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Chris Chi | 6.58 | 8.01 |
| 2×2 | Chris Chi | 0.85 | 1.52 |
| 4×4 | AJ Kamal | 34.31 | 34.95 |
| 5×5 | Sean Cutshaw | 1:00.28 | 1:04.51 |
| Pyraminx | Darshan Bhavanasi | 1.34 | 3.30 |
| Skewb | Chris Chi | 3.40 | 3.67 |
The PB harvest
82 set · 31 still standing- Jacob Nobili — 2×2 single 0.96: into the top 0.48% of the event's history.
- Caleb Gabel — Pyraminx single 2.06: into the top 1.3% of the event's history.
- Isaac McNeal — Pyraminx single 2.90: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.
- Andrew Stirling — 2×2 single 1.82: into the top 3.7% of the event's history.
- Richard Gardner — 2×2 single 2.06: into the top 5.2% of the event's history.
- Jonathan Amrhein — 3×3 single 9.23: into the top 5.4% of the event's history.
- Nathan Garland — 2×2 single 2.15: into the top 5.8% of the event's history.
- Liam Workman — 3×3 single 10.71: into the top 9.6% of the event's history.
First-timers
21 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
66 competitors · 373 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. Chris Chi won it with a 8.01 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
U2 F R B L' F' R' B' D F2 L F2 L2 B2 R F2 L U2 F' - 2
F B2 L' F2 U2 B2 L' F2 L' F2 B' U L' B' F2 D B' L U2 - 3
L' U' B2 F2 U R2 D' B2 D F2 U' F U' L' B' U' B2 R' D2 - 4
F' L2 D2 F2 D2 U' L2 D2 R2 F' L' D2 R' F2 R2 D F2 L2 U - 5
U B' D2 L2 U2 F L' B2 D2 L U' L2 D2 R2 F2 R' B2 L'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
66 competitors- Aidan Cihon-Schoenfeldt
- AJ Kamal
- Andrew Benjamin
- Andrew Stirling
- Arjun Sivaprakash
- Asher Bowen McDaniel
- Brayden Greathouse
- Caleb Gabel
- Charles Mitchell
- Chase Bazemore
- Chase Kuzma
- Chris Chi
- Christian Bauer
- Colin Tobin
- Dagon McCracken
- Darshan Bhavanasi
- David Wagner
- Davis Johnson
- Dominic Burger
- Elias Martin
- Elijah David Eccles
- Elijah Mitchell
- Elizabeth Wallie
- Gabriel Gowman
- Isaac McNeal
- Isaac Perkins
- Jackson Gunter
- Jackson Webb
- Jacob Nobili
- Jason Bauer
- Jayden K. Saini
- John McNeal
- Jonathan Amrhein
- Judah Rhoades
- Justin Pawlak
- Kaylen Flynn
- Kiki Cucci
- Liam Workman
- Luke Robbins
- Madeleine Delaney
- Mark Gowman
- Mark Klan
- Maverick Adzima
- Max Haller
- Max Murphy
- Michael McGlynn
- Nathan Garland
- Nathan Stoessner
- Nathanaël Honvou
- Owen Graham
- Owen Jaworski
- Parker Rea
- Reed Ross
- Richard Gardner
- Ricky Martin
- Rigel Ocean Yeung
- Robert Henderson
- Rudra Pratap Chauhan
- Samuel Pottinger
- Sean Cutshaw
- Stephen Griggs
- Sullivan Holmes
- Tommy Christiansen
- William Heeter
- Xavier Ye
- Zachary Garber
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.