Competitions · United States
Maltby Mega Special 2023
Maltby, Washington · 9 July 2023 · 6 events · 60 competitors · 45 personal bests
Sameer Aggarwal won two of the six events (3×3, Square-1) and the closest final was the Square-1, won by Sameer Aggarwal by 0.35 seconds. 60 competitors produced 45 personal bests, 10 of which still stand today, and twelve people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Gabe Scarborough took a Square-1 single of 1:26.74 down to 16.33, 81 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Sameer Aggarwal | 5.84 | 6.47 |
| 6×6 | Max Siauw | 1:24.23 | 1:29.71 |
| 7×7 | Max Siauw | 2:02.57 | 2:15.01 |
| Megaminx | Ethan Davis | 29.52 | 33.70 |
| Square-1 | Sameer Aggarwal | 5.13 | 5.43 |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | Ethan Davis | 28 of 37 cubes · 58:17 | — |
The PB harvest
45 set · 10 still standing- Max Siauw — 7×7 single 2:02.57: into the top 0.77% of the event's history.
- Ryan Wang — Megaminx single 52.77: into the top 6.4% of the event's history.
- Louis Brion — 3×3 single 11.34: into the top 11.6% of the event's history.
- Krithin Kalakonda — 3×3 single 14.70: into the top 23.4% of the event's history.
- Louis Brion — 7×7 single 3:59.49: into the top 30.5% of the event's history.
- Tobin Kar — Megaminx single 1:49.05: into the top 39.8% of the event's history.
- Ayden Kainalu A. Bueno — Square-1 single 26.15: into the top 41.8% of the event's history.
- Jason Blanco — Square-1 single 29.85: into the top 49.1% 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
60 competitors · 181 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. Sameer Aggarwal won it with a 6.47 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
B2 L2 D R2 B F2 D2 B' U2 L2 U' B L' R' B' L2 F' D' - 2
L2 B2 R F2 L U2 L B2 D L2 B2 D2 B U L2 B L' R2 F - 3
L' D2 L' U2 L D2 L' B2 L' B U B2 F' R2 B' U' L R' B' R - 4
L2 U' R B' D L' F' U' F2 R2 B2 D2 F2 B2 R' B2 F' L B - 5
D B2 U' L2 U2 F' U2 R' U L2 D U2 L2 B' L2 D2 F2 U2 B'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
60 competitors- Agastya Duggaraju
- Alvin Liu
- Anay Khandelwal
- Andrew Grussling
- Anishk Arora
- Ashley Anderson
- Aspen Sequoia Gayton
- Avyukt Roy
- Ayden Kainalu A. Bueno
- Ben Royce
- Cindy Zhang
- Daniel Park
- Drew Faris
- Eduardo Mazuera
- Elijah Norman
- Etcher Maldonado
- Ethan Davis
- Ethan Ekstrom
- Gabe McBee
- Gabe Scarborough
- Gabriel Machuca
- Greg Shishman
- Jacob Indovina
- Jaiden Walden
- Jamar Leonard
- Jason Blanco
- Jonathan Truchot
- Joseph Paul Schrader
- Josh Lo
- Josh Lumbab
- Kedar Sekhar
- Kosei Tsuda
- Krithin Kalakonda
- Liv Coverdale
- Louis Brion
- Lucas Libed
- Maia Scarborough
- Matthew Franchini
- Max Feng
- Max Siauw
- Mihir A. Rai
- Mudit Deo Singh
- Orion Tollefsbol
- Peter Preston
- Quinn Johnson
- Rainier Feiler
- Ron G. Arama
- Ruichen Li
- Ryan Wang
- Sameer Aggarwal
- Sebastian Valdes
- Shay Sinha
- Soham Penmatsa
- Titus E. Moore
- Tobin Kar
- Tristan Wenceslao
- Vignesh R. Subramanian
- Vihan Penmatsa
- Vikram Haldar
- Vincent Zhao
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.