Competitions · United States
Northampton Fall A 2023
Northampton, Massachusetts · 4 November 2023 · 6 events · 51 competitors · 72 personal bests
Elijah Rain Phelps won two of the six events (Clock, Square-1) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Saisabari Ramesh by 0.05 seconds. 51 competitors produced 72 personal bests, 19 of which still stand today, and seven people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Zachary Van De Water took a Megaminx single of 2:01.91 down to 1:04.09, 47 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Curtis Chai | 7.40 | 8.36 |
| 4×4 | Jonah Crosby | 25.02 | 26.76 |
| Clock | Elijah Rain Phelps | 5.82 | 6.71 |
| Megaminx | Saisabari Ramesh | 51.41 | 53.82 |
| Skewb | Saisabari Ramesh | 3.16 | 4.49 |
| Square-1 | Elijah Rain Phelps | 6.59 | 7.70 |
The PB harvest
72 set · 19 still standing- Jacob Thomann — 3×3 single 10.20: into the top 8.0% of the event's history.
- Zachary Van De Water — Skewb single 3.77: into the top 9.4% of the event's history.
- Michael Ploof — 4×4 single 37.75: into the top 9.5% of the event's history.
- Isaac Silberman — 4×4 single 41.88: into the top 14.4% of the event's history.
- Isaac Silberman — Square-1 single 14.37: into the top 15.0% of the event's history.
- Grayson Alvarez — Skewb single 6.11: into the top 26.6% of the event's history.
- Grayson Alvarez — Clock single 10.67: into the top 28.4% of the event's history.
- Enzo Tuzzolo — 3×3 single 17.84: into the top 33.6% of the event's history.
First-timers
Seven 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
51 competitors · 351 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. Curtis Chai won it with a 8.36 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
L D2 R2 B2 R' U2 F2 D2 R2 D F U R F R2 B D U2 B' - 2
D2 U B' D2 R2 B' U2 F2 U2 D F' U R' D2 L' U L D' L' - 3
U2 D B R L2 U' F' L' F' D B F2 R2 U2 F2 L2 D' - 4
B2 R2 U2 B2 U' L2 R D' U F L U2 B L' D B F D - 5
R' F R2 F2 U2 F2 L' D2 F2 L R' B2 R2 U L D' U2 R F'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
51 competitors- Aaron Jake Wong
- Adam Kaoud
- Adam Mitchell
- Aidan Leschuk
- AJ Murphy
- Ashwanth M. Aroon
- Brando Fusco
- Christopher Landgrebe
- Connor Farrell
- Curtis Chai
- Daniel Winterberg
- Derek White
- Elijah Rain Phelps
- Eliot Stevens
- Enzo Tuzzolo
- Grayson Alvarez
- Ian Morales
- Isaac Silberman
- Isabella Yunfei Zeng
- Jacob Schwartz
- Jacob Thomann
- Jesse Mailloux
- Jonah Crosby
- Jonathan Hsu
- Josh Sanderson
- Joshua Pincus
- Joshua Smith
- Justin Lee
- Luke Stevens
- Margot Audero
- Maximilian Hannon
- Micah Smith
- Michael Lee
- Michael Ploof
- Miles Nguyen
- Mindy Thomann
- Oliver Stevens
- Parker Chesrown
- Patrick Plomin
- Roy Lee
- Ryan Durette
- Saisabari Ramesh
- Samuel Blair
- Sean Rauner
- Srimanth K. Aroon
- Teddy Hsu
- Thomas Burgon
- Tina Xiangyan Jin (金香延)
- Tristan Alvarez
- Tyler Wolkowicz
- Zachary Van De Water
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.