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CubingUSA Mid-Atlantic Championship 2023

Albany, New York · 17 June 2023 · 16 events · 179 competitors · 412 personal bests

Patrick Ponce won five of the 16 events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Square-1, won by Hassan Khanani by 0.12 seconds. 179 competitors produced 412 personal bests, 138 of which still stand today, and 18 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Tommy Cherry set the Clock single world record: 2.61.

Five wins
Patrick Ponce — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 3×3 one-handed
0.12s
closest final — Square-1, Hassan Khanani over Daniel Karnaukh
412
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Patrick Ponce5.116.37
2×2Zayn Khanani0.781.33
4×4Patrick Ponce22.6225.58
5×5Patrick Ponce42.1944.80
6×6Patrick Ponce1:23.801:26.23
7×7Kevin Hays1:54.842:05.44
3×3 blindfoldedTommy Cherry15.72—
3×3 one-handedPatrick Ponce9.3210.58
ClockVishwa Sankar3.774.55
MegaminxNicolas Naing26.0131.95
PyraminxDylan Chan1.512.10
SkewbZayn Khanani1.772.05
Square-1Hassan Khanani5.235.96
4×4 blindfoldedElliott Kobelansky1:47.63—
5×5 blindfoldedStanley Chapel2:23.10—
3×3 Multi-BlindStanley Chapel48 of 52 cubes · 59:29—

The PB harvest

412 set · 138 still standing
  • Jay Pharma — 2×2 single 0.93: into the top 0.43% of the event's history.
  • Carson Widjaja — 2×2 single 0.98: into the top 0.52% of the event's history.
  • Paul Mahvi — Pyraminx single 1.60: into the top 0.55% of the event's history.
  • Samuel Fang — 2×2 single 1.10: into the top 0.77% of the event's history.
  • Sameer Sethuram — 2×2 single 1.13: into the top 0.85% of the event's history.
  • Carter Williams — Pyraminx single 1.84: into the top 0.89% of the event's history.
  • Waden Cho — 2×2 single 1.19: into the top 1.0% of the event's history.
  • Zayn Khanani — Pyraminx single 1.93: into the top 1.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

18 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

10 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

179 competitors · 3086 results · 16 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. Patrick Ponce won it with a 6.37 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

179 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.