Competitions · United States

Lakewood Spring 2023

Lakewood, Washington · 13 May 2023 · 5 events · 130 competitors · 131 personal bests

Sameer Aggarwal won four of the five events (3×3, 2×2, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Sameer Aggarwal by 0.04 seconds. 130 competitors produced 131 personal bests, 46 of which still stand today, and 39 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Milan Kuruvilla took a Pyraminx single of 29.14 down to 9.43, 68 percent better in one day.

Four wins

Sameer Aggarwal — 3×3, 2×2, Pyraminx, Skewb

0.04s

closest final — Skewb, Sameer Aggarwal over Max Siauw

131

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Sameer Aggarwal	6.59	6.81
2×2	Sameer Aggarwal	1.42	2.46
Megaminx	Michael Muething	38.10	39.58
Pyraminx	Sameer Aggarwal	2.43	3.32
Skewb	Sameer Aggarwal	4.21	4.44

The PB harvest

131 set · 46 still standing

Cailyn Hoover — 3×3 single 7.95: into the top 2.7% of the event's history.
Keenan Pewitt — 3×3 single 8.45: into the top 3.6% of the event's history.
Andrew Covey — 3×3 single 8.89: into the top 4.6% of the event's history.
Nick R. Genton — 2×2 single 2.29: into the top 7.0% of the event's history.
Vihan Penmatsa — 2×2 single 2.43: into the top 8.2% of the event's history.
Gabe McBee — Skewb single 3.68: into the top 8.8% of the event's history.
Jingxu Du (杜景旭) — 3×3 single 11.09: into the top 10.8% of the event's history.
Elijah Norman — Pyraminx single 4.71: into the top 11.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

39 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

130 competitors · 642 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. Sameer Aggarwal won it with a 6.81 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

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Race this final

Everyone who competed

130 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.