Competitions · United States
Oak Valley Winter A 2023
San Diego, California · 25 February 2023 · 3 events · 72 competitors · 41 personal bests
Kyeongmin Choi (최경민) won two of the three events (2×2, Square-1) and the closest final was the Square-1, won by Kyeongmin Choi (최경민) by 0.44 seconds. 72 competitors produced 41 personal bests, 7 of which still stand today, and 17 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Zhai Phifer took a 2×2 single of 15.00 down to 5.19, 65 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Elijah Brown | 7.45 | 8.30 |
| 2×2 | Kyeongmin Choi (최경민) | 1.41 | 1.74 |
| Square-1 | Kyeongmin Choi (최경민) | 7.01 | 9.63 |
The PB harvest
41 set · 7 still standing- Taran Wadhera — 2×2 single 1.38: into the top 1.6% of the event's history.
- Hana Nakano — Square-1 single 13.75: into the top 13.6% of the event's history.
- Dylan Zhang — 3×3 single 16.00: into the top 27.8% of the event's history.
- Taran Wadhera — Square-1 single 22.07: into the top 32.6% of the event's history.
- Gustavo Bernal Jr. — 3×3 single 22.48: into the top 46.7% of the event's history.
- Kristopher McAlister — 2×2 single 5.80: into the top 48.7% of the event's history.
- Ayush Khanna — 3×3 single 44.63: into the top 81.7% of the event's history.
First-timers
17 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
72 competitors · 236 results · 3 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 Brown won it with a 8.30 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
L' U2 F R D B2 R L2 F2 D' F2 U F2 U2 B2 U' F2 B' L' - 2
L2 F2 R' F2 R' F2 R B2 R2 D' L' B2 U' L2 U2 F L2 R U' - 3
U2 L2 U2 L2 F' R2 D2 L U F L' U R' D' B F2 L R2 - 4
L' D R' D L' F L' F' L B' R2 U2 B2 D R2 U2 F - 5
L' D F2 R2 F2 D F2 L2 U L' D2 B L2 F R B2 F D L
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
72 competitors- Abby Newlander
- Adrian Staab
- Alexander Charles Macey
- Alexander Watson
- Anders Arnsten
- Andy French
- Asher Chin
- August Barnard
- Ayush Khanna
- Brandon Chiu
- Carter Lau
- Chase Graber
- Chris Hong
- Colvin Davis
- Dante Borgia
- Dean Hayward
- Declan Moffat
- Destan Le
- Diego Emiliano Alarcon Gil
- Dylan Zhang
- Dzain Washington
- Eli Krongold
- Elijah Brown
- Elijah Franklin
- Ethan Yeh
- Evan Ha
- Franklin Pham
- Gustavo Bernal Jr.
- Hana Nakano
- Howell Jian
- Isaiah Hogan
- Jacob Stoffers
- Jaeden Laserna
- James Hildreth
- Jaxon Hone
- Jeremy Saqr
- Juan Pablo Muguerza
- Judah Inman
- Kai Miesing
- Kalino Matsumoto
- Karl Prodigalidad
- Kierran Leavitt
- Kristopher McAlister
- Kyeongmin Choi (최경민)
- Lalo Villodas
- Landon Dorner
- Liam Jones
- Lorenzo Borgia
- Luca Ma
- Lucas Shin
- Marc Miesing
- Marshall Geddes
- Maxwell S. Ollivier
- Micah Kendall
- Michael Young
- Mihir Kumar Majeti
- Nathaniel Dorcas
- Nicholas Dorcas
- Parker Rosenberg
- Quinlan Schubert
- Rachel Castillo
- Ryan Gietler
- Ryan Morrison
- Sree Dacharla
- Taran Wadhera
- Taylor Chiu
- Thomas Valles
- Vivaan Wadhera
- Wanyi Yang (杨宛仪)
- Yue Yang (杨越)
- Yuyang Zhen (甄禹扬)
- Zhai Phifer
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.