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Pickering Favourites Autumn 2023

Pickering, Ontario · 16 December 2023 · 12 events · 145 competitors · 113 personal bests

Andrew Mao won three of the twelve events (2×2, Pyraminx, Skewb) and the closest final was the Megaminx, won by Burno Li Chak Kwan (李澤堃) by 0.02 seconds. 145 competitors produced 113 personal bests, 56 of which still stand today, and 35 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Omar Ellabban set the 7×7 single national record: 2:05.41.

Three wins
Andrew Mao — 2×2, Pyraminx, Skewb
0.02s
closest final — Megaminx, Burno Li Chak Kwan (李澤堃) over Nikhil Soares
113
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Ryan Wu6.326.96
2×2Andrew Mao1.371.52
4×4Burno Li Chak Kwan (李澤堃)25.6128.78
5×5Omar Ellabban42.3845.70
6×6Omar Ellabban1:26.881:29.44
7×7Omar Ellabban2:05.412:14.98
3×3 one-handedMatthew Lee9.9511.64
ClockGabrielle Morasse5.246.05
MegaminxBurno Li Chak Kwan (李澤堃)35.1837.13
PyraminxAndrew Mao1.392.21
SkewbAndrew Mao3.163.42
Square-1Matthew Lee7.909.53

The PB harvest

113 set · 56 still standing
  • Diego Rodriguez-Ramirez — 4×4 single 27.27: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
  • Anthony Zhao — 2×2 single 1.81: into the top 3.6% of the event's history.
  • Sebastian Virág — Square-1 single 8.87: into the top 4.3% of the event's history.
  • Terrence Martin — 3×3 single 10.80: into the top 9.9% of the event's history.
  • Kevin Lane — 3×3 single 10.87: into the top 10.1% of the event's history.
  • Alben Joseph Caga — 3×3 one-handed single 16.00: into the top 10.2% of the event's history.
  • Abdullah Waseem — 3×3 single 11.04: into the top 10.6% of the event's history.
  • Augustin Almonte — 3×3 single 11.12: into the top 10.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

35 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

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

145 competitors · 537 results · 12 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. Ryan Wu won it with a 6.96 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

145 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.