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Ohio State Spring First-Timers B 2023

Columbus, Ohio · 2 May 2023 · 2 events · 26 competitors · 13 personal bests

Stanley Chapel won the 3×3 with a 7.38 and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Ezra Shere by 1.68 seconds. 26 competitors produced 13 personal bests, 3 of which still stand today, and nine people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Michael Stoops took a Pyraminx single of 9.96 down to 4.26, 57 percent better in one day.

2
events decided
1.68s
closest final — Pyraminx, Ezra Shere over Steven Wintringham
13
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Stanley Chapel6.777.38
PyraminxEzra Shere1.611.74

The PB harvest

13 set · 3 still standing
  • Michael Stoops — Pyraminx single 4.26: into the top 9.0% of the event's history.
  • Howie Craig — Pyraminx single 5.00: into the top 13.2% of the event's history.
  • Coriana Aber — 3×3 single 22.94: into the top 47.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

Nine 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

26 competitors · 110 results · 2 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. Stanley Chapel won it with a 7.38 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

26 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.