Competitions · United States

Ohio State Summer Solving 2023

Columbus, Ohio · 10 June 2023 · 10 events · 65 competitors · 73 personal bests

Brian Johnson won four of the ten events (3×3, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Brian Johnson by 0.20 seconds. 65 competitors produced 73 personal bests, 11 of which still stand today, and eleven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Carson Clark (张卡森) took a Square-1 single of 29.55 down to 19.32, 35 percent better in one day.

Four wins

Brian Johnson — 3×3, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed, Square-1

0.20s

closest final — 3×3, Brian Johnson over Phillip Lewicki

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Brian Johnson	5.95	7.10
4×4	Stanley Chapel	27.29	28.71
5×5	Brian Johnson	45.20	54.71
3×3 Fewest Moves	Chris Chi	22 moves	24.00
3×3 one-handed	Brian Johnson	8.48	13.27
Pyraminx	Ezra Shere	1.65	1.79
Square-1	Brian Johnson	6.90	9.46
4×4 blindfolded	Mason Langenderfer	3:07.79	—
5×5 blindfolded	Stanley Chapel	2:20.49	—
3×3 Multi-Blind	Stanley Chapel	49 of 51 cubes · 57:50	—

The PB harvest

73 set · 11 still standing

Rowe Hessler — 5×5 single 1:03.68: into the top 7.6% of the event's history.
Thiago Han — 5×5 blindfolded single 6:59.92: into the top 10.6% of the event's history.
Amudhan Kalidasan — 3×3 single 11.61: into the top 12.5% of the event's history.
Ethan Greer — 3×3 single 12.46: into the top 15.5% of the event's history.
Kabir Rathod — 3×3 one-handed single 19.14: into the top 18.2% of the event's history.
Ethan Greer — 5×5 single 1:39.04: into the top 34.6% of the event's history.
Amudhan Kalidasan — 5×5 single 1:42.92: into the top 37.5% of the event's history.
Sammy Goldberg — Pyraminx single 8.20: into the top 37.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

Eleven 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

65 competitors · 402 results · 10 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. Brian Johnson won it with a 7.10 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

65 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.