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Competitions · United States

Reno Spring 2023

Reno, Nevada · 25 March 2023 · 7 events · 37 competitors · 33 personal bests

Mitchell Lane won three of the seven events (5×5, 6×6, Skewb) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Jason Ostdiek by 0.14 seconds. 37 competitors produced 33 personal bests, 4 of which still stand today, and 13 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Samuel Martin took a Square-1 single of 34.25 down to 18.94, 45 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Mitchell Lane — 5×5, 6×6, Skewb
0.14s
closest final — 2×2, Jason Ostdiek over Mitchell Lane
33
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Michael Larsen7.178.53
2×2Jason Ostdiek2.823.93
5×5Mitchell Lane56.861:04.81
6×6Mitchell Lane1:36.981:52.14
ClockJaidon Poraminthara Lin (เจเดิ้น ปรมินทร์ หลิน)4.435.93
SkewbMitchell Lane4.294.92
Square-1Michael Larsen10.1812.97

The PB harvest

33 set · 4 still standing
  • Mitchell Lane — 6×6 single 1:36.98: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.
  • Edward Hsueh — 3×3 single 9.51: into the top 6.1% of the event's history.
  • Jeremy Benik — 6×6 single 2:03.05: into the top 12.3% of the event's history.
  • Jack Lessard — 2×2 single 3.44: into the top 19.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

13 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

37 competitors · 232 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. Michael Larsen won it with a 8.53 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

37 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.