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Competitions · United States

Northampton Fall B 2023

Northampton, Massachusetts · 5 November 2023 · 5 events · 46 competitors · 42 personal bests

Nipun Kisari won two of the five events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Ethan Zhuang by 0.18 seconds. 46 competitors produced 42 personal bests, 7 of which still stand today, and eleven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Fintan Andrew Jones took a 3×3 single of 46.27 down to 27.90, 40 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Nipun Kisari — 3×3, 3×3 one-handed
0.18s
closest final — 2×2, Ethan Zhuang over Nipun Kisari
42
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Nipun Kisari5.717.41
2×2Ethan Zhuang1.301.50
5×5Jeffrey Li49.4253.20
6×6Cameron Soulagnet1:29.581:36.00
3×3 one-handedNipun Kisari11.3013.33

The PB harvest

42 set · 7 still standing
  • Yechiel Segal — 2×2 single 2.44: into the top 8.3% of the event's history.
  • Cameron Soulagnet — 3×3 one-handed single 15.48: into the top 9.1% of the event's history.
  • Anand Palshikar — 2×2 single 2.72: into the top 11.1% of the event's history.
  • Ethan Cwiakala — 3×3 single 11.53: into the top 12.3% of the event's history.
  • Scott P. Sorel — 3×3 single 13.08: into the top 17.7% of the event's history.
  • Ernie Pulchny — 5×5 single 1:19.74: into the top 18.9% of the event's history.
  • Kiran Sharma — 2×2 single 4.04: into the top 27.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

Eleven 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

46 competitors · 282 results · 5 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. Nipun Kisari won it with a 7.41 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

46 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.