Competitions · United States

ODU Big Blue Spring 2023

Norfolk, Virginia · 22 April 2023 · 6 events · 101 competitors · 119 personal bests

Michael Nielsen won three of the six events (3×3, 2×2, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Michael Nielsen by 0.22 seconds. 101 competitors produced 119 personal bests, 41 of which still stand today, and 25 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Alexander Rossi took a 3×3 one-handed single of 1:18.99 down to 31.14, 61 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Michael Nielsen — 3×3, 2×2, Pyraminx

0.22s

closest final — Pyraminx, Michael Nielsen over Elijah Brown

119

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Michael Nielsen	6.48	6.97
2×2	Michael Nielsen	1.47	2.09
4×4	Elijah Brown	31.80	33.40
3×3 blindfolded	Liam Chen	17.56	—
3×3 one-handed	Elijah Brown	12.17	14.53
Pyraminx	Michael Nielsen	1.68	2.21

The PB harvest

119 set · 41 still standing

Charles Jerome — 3×3 one-handed single 9.98: into the top 1.0% of the event's history.
Nathan Blow — 3×3 single 7.71: into the top 2.3% of the event's history.
Alan Wong — 3×3 single 7.71: into the top 2.3% of the event's history.
Luke Nix — Pyraminx single 3.41: into the top 5.1% of the event's history.
Alan Wong — 4×4 single 33.66: into the top 5.5% of the event's history.
Eric Wong — 3×3 single 9.39: into the top 5.8% of the event's history.
Alexander Seifert — 3×3 single 9.99: into the top 7.4% of the event's history.
Gavin Benton — Pyraminx single 4.11: into the top 8.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

25 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

101 competitors · 503 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. Michael Nielsen won it with a 6.97 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

101 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.