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Competitions · United States

Lisle Summer 2023

Lisle, Illinois · 26 August 2023 · 4 events · 34 competitors · 26 personal bests

Thomas Reinke won two of the four events (3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Braden Richards by 0.57 seconds. 34 competitors produced 26 personal bests, 17 of which still stand today, and twelve people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Luke Mackey took a Skewb single of 14.46 down to 6.75, 53 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Thomas Reinke — 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind
0.57s
closest final — 3×3, Braden Richards over Sadie Sullivan
26
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Braden Richards8.279.61
3×3 blindfoldedThomas Reinke37.25
SkewbJory Hullin2.824.47
3×3 Multi-BlindThomas Reinke26 of 30 cubes · 54:03

The PB harvest

26 set · 17 still standing
  • Sadie Sullivan — Skewb single 2.81: into the top 4.1% of the event's history.
  • Audrey Cheng — 3×3 single 8.99: into the top 4.8% of the event's history.
  • Tommy Moreno — 3×3 single 9.11: into the top 5.1% of the event's history.
  • Tommy Moreno — 3×3 Multi-Blind single 18 of 20 cubes · 50:18: into the top 7.1% of the event's history.
  • Mitchell Toth — Skewb single 3.43: into the top 7.3% of the event's history.
  • Nick Rohla — Skewb single 4.49: into the top 14.4% of the event's history.
  • Mohammad Hamd Azhar — Skewb single 4.75: into the top 16.3% of the event's history.
  • Teodora Calic — 3×3 single 13.21: into the top 18.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

Twelve 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

34 competitors · 127 results · 4 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. Braden Richards won it with a 9.61 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

34 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.