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Ohio State Spring First-Timers C 2023

Columbus, Ohio · 3 May 2023 · 2 events · 18 competitors · 13 personal bests

Phillip Lewicki won two of the two events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Phillip Lewicki by 1.17 seconds. 18 competitors produced 13 personal bests, 6 of which still stand today, and four people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Tyler Householder took a 3×3 single of 38.06 down to 23.57, 38 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Phillip Lewicki — 3×3, 3×3 one-handed
1.17s
closest final — 3×3 one-handed, Phillip Lewicki over Mason Langenderfer
13
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Phillip Lewicki6.258.16
3×3 one-handedPhillip Lewicki13.5614.27

The PB harvest

13 set · 6 still standing

First-timers

Four 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

18 competitors · 64 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. Phillip Lewicki won it with a 8.16 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

18 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.