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Competitions · United States

Reno Summer 2023

Reno, Nevada · 10 June 2023 · 6 events · 56 competitors · 53 personal bests

Paul Mahvi won three of the six events (3×3, 4×4, 7×7) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Michael Larsen by 0.07 seconds. 56 competitors produced 53 personal bests, 18 of which still stand today, and 15 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Ashton Roske took a Pyraminx single of 8.21 down to 3.72, 55 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Paul Mahvi — 3×3, 4×4, 7×7
0.07s
closest final — Pyraminx, Michael Larsen over Caleb Yao (姚英華)
53
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Paul Mahvi7.377.72
4×4Paul Mahvi26.5629.33
7×7Paul Mahvi2:13.522:20.51
3×3 one-handedAnto Kam (甘浩東)8.619.95
MegaminxMitchell Lane56.381:00.01
PyraminxMichael Larsen4.555.22

The PB harvest

53 set · 18 still standing
  • Daniel Doherty — 3×3 single 8.55: into the top 3.8% of the event's history.
  • Daniel Doherty — Pyraminx single 3.21: into the top 4.4% of the event's history.
  • Breanna LaGere — Pyraminx single 3.22: into the top 4.4% of the event's history.
  • Ashton Roske — Pyraminx single 3.72: into the top 6.3% of the event's history.
  • Caleb Suh — Pyraminx single 3.75: into the top 6.5% of the event's history.
  • Jesse Steele — Pyraminx single 4.04: into the top 7.9% of the event's history.
  • Daniel Doherty — Megaminx single 57.45: into the top 8.6% of the event's history.
  • Daniel Doherty — 4×4 single 43.28: into the top 16.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

15 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

56 competitors · 264 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. Paul Mahvi won it with a 7.72 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

56 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.