Competitions · United States

Maine Spring 2023

Falmouth, Maine · 25 March 2023 · 6 events · 68 competitors · 61 personal bests

Luke Van Laningham won three of the six events (2×2, Pyraminx, Skewb) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Luke Van Laningham by 0.25 seconds. 68 competitors produced 61 personal bests, 20 of which still stand today, and 24 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Jonathan David Means took a 3×3 single of 43.76 down to 23.15, 47 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Luke Van Laningham — 2×2, Pyraminx, Skewb

0.25s

closest final — 2×2, Luke Van Laningham over Luke Garrett

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Luke Garrett	6.11	6.97
2×2	Luke Van Laningham	1.40	1.73
4×4	Luke Garrett	27.23	29.98
3×3 blindfolded	James Hildreth	1:15.28	—
Pyraminx	Luke Van Laningham	1.94	2.73
Skewb	Luke Van Laningham	2.34	2.94

The PB harvest

61 set · 20 still standing

Will Russo — Pyraminx single 1.75: into the top 0.75% of the event's history.
Kevin Pertus — 2×2 single 1.72: into the top 3.2% of the event's history.
Joey Mait — Pyraminx single 3.08: into the top 3.9% of the event's history.
Thomas A. Verrill — 2×2 single 1.91: into the top 4.2% of the event's history.
Charlie Lowe — Skewb single 5.14: into the top 19.3% of the event's history.
Thomas A. Verrill — Pyraminx single 6.32: into the top 22.4% of the event's history.
Leo Adida — 3×3 single 14.70: into the top 23.4% of the event's history.
Patrick Collins — Skewb single 6.90: into the top 32.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

24 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

68 competitors · 367 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. Luke Garrett won it with a 6.97 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

68 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.