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PBs in Palisades 2023

West Nyack, New York · 15 April 2023 · 5 events · 153 competitors · 183 personal bests

Tymon Kolasiński won four of the five events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Parker Trager by 0.04 seconds. 153 competitors produced 183 personal bests, 54 of which still stand today, and 30 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Tymon Kolasiński set the 5×5 single continental record: 33.60.

Four wins
Tymon Kolasiński — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5
0.04s
closest final — Pyraminx, Parker Trager over Tymon Kolasiński
183
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Tymon Kolasiński4.955.27
2×2Tymon Kolasiński1.321.71
4×4Tymon Kolasiński20.8723.08
5×5Tymon Kolasiński35.4640.48
PyraminxParker Trager1.491.98

The PB harvest

183 set · 54 still standing
  • Sean Kim — 3×3 single 6.12: into the top 0.56% of the event's history.
  • Sean Kim — 4×4 single 25.10: into the top 0.72% of the event's history.
  • Benjamin Schmutter — Pyraminx single 2.92: into the top 3.4% of the event's history.
  • Henry Zhang — Pyraminx single 2.92: into the top 3.4% of the event's history.
  • Samuel Hicking — Pyraminx single 3.07: into the top 3.9% of the event's history.
  • Charlie Valiente — 3×3 single 9.35: into the top 5.7% of the event's history.
  • Jackson Shure — Pyraminx single 3.90: into the top 7.2% of the event's history.
  • Isaac Wiginton — Pyraminx single 3.94: into the top 7.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

30 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

153 competitors · 770 results · 5 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. Tymon Kolasiński won it with a 5.27 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

153 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.