Sunday 6 September 2026 Rebuilt nightly from the WCA's official results · export of 6 September 2026 · About
The Middle Three
Competitions → United States → MYHM Puzzling in Plano 2023

Competitions · United States

MYHM Puzzling in Plano 2023

Plano, Texas · 20 May 2023 · 11 events · 133 competitors · 164 personal bests

Ryan Pilat won four of the eleven events (3×3, 3×3 blindfolded, 4×4 blindfolded) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Tucker Chamberlain by 0.35 seconds. 133 competitors produced 164 personal bests, 39 of which still stand today, and 31 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Andrew Eggen took a 2×2 single of 12.14 down to 4.00, 67 percent better in one day.

Four wins
Ryan Pilat — 3×3, 3×3 blindfolded, 4×4 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind
0.35s
closest final — 2×2, Tucker Chamberlain over Ryan Pilat
164
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Ryan Pilat6.217.36
2×2Tucker Chamberlain1.632.19
4×4Azhar Virani29.8330.45
5×5Jason Lee52.8058.60
3×3 blindfoldedRyan Pilat20.1125.07
3×3 Fewest MovesJeremy Sheng22 moves27.00
3×3 one-handedTyler Gee9.7513.86
MegaminxJose Ortiz Jr.37.5040.87
Square-1Dylan Baumbach6.267.10
4×4 blindfoldedRyan Pilat3:46.68—
3×3 Multi-BlindRyan Pilat12 of 13 cubes · 50:28—

The PB harvest

164 set · 39 still standing
  • Tyler Gee — 2×2 single 1.35: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
  • Om Joshi — 5×5 single 53.76: into the top 2.9% of the event's history.
  • Owen Zarovy — 2×2 single 1.84: into the top 3.8% of the event's history.
  • Eli Hawkins — 3×3 single 8.78: into the top 4.4% of the event's history.
  • Eric Li — 3×3 single 9.20: into the top 5.3% of the event's history.
  • Eli Hawkins — 3×3 one-handed single 13.69: into the top 5.6% of the event's history.
  • Paxton Zarovy — 2×2 single 2.24: into the top 6.5% of the event's history.
  • Lucas Baker — 2×2 single 2.29: into the top 7.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

31 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

133 competitors · 826 results · 11 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. Ryan Pilat won it with a 7.36 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

133 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.