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Please Be Solved Vancouver 2023

Vancouver, British Columbia · 17 June 2023 · 4 events · 10 competitors · 6 personal bests

Kevin Matthews won two of the four events (5×5 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind). 10 competitors produced 6 personal bests, 3 of which still stand today.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Jens Grieme took a 4×4 blindfolded single of 7:25.77 down to 4:49.98, 35 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Kevin Matthews — 5×5 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind
6
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3 blindfoldedTimothy Castle27.66
4×4 blindfoldedJens Grieme4:49.985:57.98
5×5 blindfoldedKevin Matthews9:34.70
3×3 Multi-BlindKevin Matthews27 of 34 cubes · 57:51

The PB harvest

6 set · 3 still standing
  • Kevin Matthews — 3×3 blindfolded single 25.90: into the top 3.1% of the event's history.
  • Jens Grieme — 4×4 blindfolded single 4:49.98: into the top 20.8% of the event's history.
  • Jens Grieme — 5×5 blindfolded single 15:21.00: into the top 42.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

No people competed for the first time at this competition. 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

10 competitors · 34 results · 4 events.

Everyone who competed

10 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.