Competitions · United States

Northampton Winter A 2023

Northampton, Massachusetts · 25 February 2023 · 6 events · 67 competitors · 53 personal bests

Elijah Rain Phelps won three of the six events (3×3, Pyraminx, Square-1) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Elijah Rain Phelps by 0.10 seconds. 67 competitors produced 53 personal bests, 10 of which still stand today, and 22 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Maxwell Ryznic took a 3×3 single of 40.51 down to 19.48, 52 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Elijah Rain Phelps — 3×3, Pyraminx, Square-1

0.10s

closest final — Pyraminx, Elijah Rain Phelps over Jaylen Myles

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Elijah Rain Phelps	7.17	8.00
4×4	Jonah Crosby	25.36	26.25
5×5	Cameron Soulagnet	52.04	54.49
3×3 one-handed	Eben Quenneville	13.63	16.28
Pyraminx	Elijah Rain Phelps	2.40	4.10
Square-1	Elijah Rain Phelps	6.77	9.84

The PB harvest

53 set · 10 still standing

James Donahue — 4×4 single 33.40: into the top 5.3% of the event's history.
Thomas A. Verrill — 3×3 single 11.14: into the top 10.9% of the event's history.
David Lei — 4×4 single 42.10: into the top 14.6% of the event's history.
Remington Scott — 3×3 single 17.02: into the top 31.0% of the event's history.
Aaron Fulling — Square-1 single 24.68: into the top 38.5% of the event's history.
Peter Venne — Square-1 single 26.05: into the top 41.6% of the event's history.
Rishi Mallepally — 3×3 single 23.44: into the top 49.0% of the event's history.
Liam Fleming — Pyraminx single 10.15: into the top 54.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

22 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

67 competitors · 322 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. Elijah Rain Phelps won it with a 8.00 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

67 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.