Competitions · United States

Pioneer Valley Cubing A 2023

Amherst, Massachusetts · 21 January 2023 · 6 events · 123 competitors · 147 personal bests

Darren Saito won five of the six events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Darren Saito by 0.18 seconds. 123 competitors produced 147 personal bests, 40 of which still stand today, and 32 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Aaron Oommen took a 3×3 single of 44.38 down to 16.18, 64 percent better in one day.

Five wins

Darren Saito — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed, Pyraminx

0.18s

closest final — 2×2, Darren Saito over Nipun Kisari

147

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Darren Saito	6.64	7.28
2×2	Darren Saito	1.78	2.27
4×4	Darren Saito	30.09	32.49
3×3 one-handed	Darren Saito	10.98	12.06
Pyraminx	Darren Saito	3.28	3.76
Skewb	Saisabari Ramesh	2.78	3.38

The PB harvest

147 set · 40 still standing

Hawk Ward — 3×3 single 11.05: into the top 10.6% of the event's history.
David Kim — 3×3 single 11.38: into the top 11.7% of the event's history.
Adam Mitchell — Pyraminx single 4.83: into the top 12.1% of the event's history.
Guy Nevo — 2×2 single 2.98: into the top 14.0% of the event's history.
Thomas Amos — 3×3 single 12.51: into the top 15.7% of the event's history.
Guy Nevo — Pyraminx single 5.40: into the top 15.8% of the event's history.
Peter Venne — Skewb single 4.70: into the top 15.9% of the event's history.
Elias Regina — Skewb single 4.75: into the top 16.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

32 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

123 competitors · 648 results · 6 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. Darren Saito won it with a 7.28 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

123 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.