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Puzzling in Providence 2023

Providence, Rhode Island · 7 January 2023 · 6 events · 92 competitors · 110 personal bests

Patrick Ponce won four of the six events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Marcus Kamen by 0.02 seconds. 92 competitors produced 110 personal bests, 25 of which still stand today, and 19 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Bobby Kiernan took a 2×2 single of 3.68 down to 1.93, 48 percent better in one day.

Four wins
Patrick Ponce — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed
0.02s
closest final — Pyraminx, Marcus Kamen over Daniel Goodman
110
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Patrick Ponce5.236.27
2×2Chris Chi1.082.17
4×4Patrick Ponce22.3524.29
5×5Patrick Ponce44.2648.32
3×3 one-handedPatrick Ponce8.428.93
PyraminxMarcus Kamen1.882.25

The PB harvest

110 set · 25 still standing
  • Krish Shah-Nathwani — 3×3 single 5.09: into the top 0.14% of the event's history.
  • Bobby Kiernan — 2×2 single 1.93: into the top 4.3% of the event's history.
  • Micah Truax — 3×3 single 9.42: into the top 5.9% of the event's history.
  • Ishaan Deshmukh — 3×3 single 9.99: into the top 7.4% of the event's history.
  • Rohan Volety — 3×3 single 10.47: into the top 8.9% of the event's history.
  • Ryan Prendible — Pyraminx single 4.90: into the top 12.6% of the event's history.
  • Zuhair Raiyan Khan — 5×5 single 1:12.28: into the top 13.3% of the event's history.
  • Ryan Waite — 4×4 single 41.44: into the top 13.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

19 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

92 competitors · 519 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. Patrick Ponce won it with a 6.27 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

92 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.