Competitions · United States

Pretzel Mania Dallas 2023

Arlington, Texas · 26 August 2023 · 7 events · 245 competitors · 297 personal bests

Ryan Pilat won four of the seven events (3×3, 2×2, 3×3 blindfolded) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Ryan Pilat by 0.22 seconds. 245 competitors produced 297 personal bests, 92 of which still stand today, and 80 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Yunier Avalo set the 3×3 one-handed single national record: 29.76.

Four wins

Ryan Pilat — 3×3, 2×2, 3×3 blindfolded, Pyraminx

0.22s

closest final — 2×2, Ryan Pilat over Siddharth Reddy

297

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Ryan Pilat	5.73	6.68
2×2	Ryan Pilat	1.05	1.61
3×3 blindfolded	Ryan Pilat	20.63	—
3×3 one-handed	Ray Bai	11.40	11.79
Megaminx	Ray Bai	34.01	36.82
Pyraminx	Ryan Pilat	1.91	2.65
Skewb	Joseph Hirsch	2.29	3.71

The PB harvest

297 set · 92 still standing

Henry Bryarly — 2×2 single 1.75: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.
Lucas Rodriguez — 2×2 single 2.27: into the top 6.8% of the event's history.
Max Dajung Kim — 2×2 single 2.48: into the top 8.7% of the event's history.
Kyle Robinson — 2×2 single 2.49: into the top 8.8% of the event's history.
Jackson Bodkin — Skewb single 3.93: into the top 10.4% of the event's history.
TJ Woodall — Pyraminx single 4.59: into the top 10.8% of the event's history.
Rayyan Noorani — 2×2 single 2.69: into the top 10.8% of the event's history.
Haaden Wali Osman — 2×2 single 2.80: into the top 12.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

80 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

245 competitors · 1949 results · 7 events.

Everyone who competed

245 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.