Competitions · United States

North Jersey Speedsolving B 2023

North Caldwell, New Jersey · 21 May 2023 · 6 events · 68 competitors · 105 personal bests

Patrick Ponce won two of the six events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Shaun Mack by 0.32 seconds. 68 competitors produced 105 personal bests, 33 of which still stand today, and four people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Yusif Anaam took a 2×2 single of 3.30 down to 1.27, 62 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Patrick Ponce — 3×3, 3×3 one-handed

0.32s

closest final — Pyraminx, Shaun Mack over Jay Pharma

105

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Patrick Ponce	5.95	6.62
2×2	Zayn Khanani	0.98	1.25
3×3 one-handed	Patrick Ponce	9.80	11.45
Clock	Carter Williams	3.84	4.74
Pyraminx	Shaun Mack	2.66	3.23
Skewb	Zayn Khanani	1.50	1.83

The PB harvest

105 set · 33 still standing

Michael Ben Raziel — 3×3 single 6.84: into the top 1.2% of the event's history.
Yusif Anaam — 2×2 single 1.27: into the top 1.3% of the event's history.
Benjamin Schmutter — 3×3 single 7.31: into the top 1.7% of the event's history.
JJ Sun — Pyraminx single 3.30: into the top 4.7% of the event's history.
Adam Smith — 3×3 single 9.07: into the top 5.0% of the event's history.
Jackson Shure — 2×2 single 2.67: into the top 10.6% of the event's history.
Patrick Ponce — Clock single 7.64: into the top 13.5% of the event's history.
Remy Shehadeh — 3×3 single 12.77: into the top 16.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

Four 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 · 493 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. Patrick Ponce won it with a 6.62 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

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.