Competitions · United States
Railroad City 2023
Altoona, Pennsylvania · 23 September 2023 · 7 events · 43 competitors · 51 personal bests
AJ Kamal won two of the seven events (3×3, Megaminx) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Chris Chi by 0.21 seconds. 43 competitors produced 51 personal bests, 14 of which still stand today, and nine people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Annabella Gowman took a Skewb single of 18.22 down to 9.46, 48 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | AJ Kamal | 7.60 | 8.01 |
| 2×2 | Chris Chi | 1.34 | 1.57 |
| 6×6 | Evan Liu | 1:41.45 | 1:45.55 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Liam Chen | 19.59 | — |
| Clock | Evan Liu | 5.02 | 5.68 |
| Megaminx | AJ Kamal | 39.56 | 43.37 |
| Skewb | Zayn Khanani | 1.73 | 2.31 |
The PB harvest
51 set · 14 still standing- Tomas Kaiser — 3×3 single 6.38: into the top 0.75% of the event's history.
- Liam Chen — 2×2 single 1.14: into the top 0.87% of the event's history.
- Stephen Griggs — Clock single 5.98: into the top 7.2% of the event's history.
- Hayden Otey — 2×2 single 3.18: into the top 16.4% of the event's history.
- Asa VanderKelen — 3×3 single 12.93: into the top 17.2% of the event's history.
- Tomas Kaiser — 6×6 single 2:14.18: into the top 17.4% of the event's history.
- Brycen Stevens — 3×3 single 17.38: into the top 32.2% of the event's history.
- Marc Geykhman — 2×2 single 4.63: into the top 34.6% of the event's history.
First-timers
Nine 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
43 competitors · 311 results · 7 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. AJ Kamal won it with a 8.01 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
U2 F2 R' U2 B2 R2 U2 L F2 R2 U' R2 F U2 R' D2 U' F U - 2
F2 U D F' L U' B' R2 U2 F2 L2 U2 L B2 L2 B2 U L F' - 3
R U2 L2 D2 F U2 R2 B2 F R' B2 D2 F' R2 B2 D2 U B' R2 - 4
R2 F U B2 D2 L2 F2 U B2 U2 R2 F2 L' U2 B D F' U L2 B' - 5
F U' B' L2 D' U' F2 U' R2 D' F2 B' D2 L' D F' D2 L2 B2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
43 competitors- AJ Kamal
- Andrew Christian
- Annabella Gowman
- Asa VanderKelen
- Brayden Greathouse
- Brycen Stevens
- Chengkai Sun (孙诚锴)
- Chris Chi
- Cole Albright
- Daniel Greigg
- Emmett D. Fisher
- Evan Liu
- Gabriel Gowman
- Hassan Khanani
- Hayden Otey
- Ian Lees
- Isaac Hynes
- Jacob A. Abell
- Jason Bauer
- Jerry Huang
- Kevin Liu
- Leland Pak
- Liam Chen
- Luke Smeal
- Marc Geykhman
- Mark Gowman
- Mason Paice
- Noah Pierce
- Parin Kadam
- Reed Andrew Kaminski
- Rhys Alloway
- Ryan Krause
- Rylan Hanczar
- Samuel Brannigan
- Seon Im
- Stephen Griggs
- Tomas Kaiser
- Troy Lucas
- Veda Cole
- Xavier McCracken
- Xavier Ye
- Zach Ridall
- Zayn Khanani
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.