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Richmond Favourites 2023

Richmond, British Columbia · 14 January 2023 · 12 events · 84 competitors · 100 personal bests

Max Siauw won four of the twelve events (3×3, 6×6, 7×7) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Ash Black by 0.19 seconds. 84 competitors produced 100 personal bests, 36 of which still stand today, and 20 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Ash Chen took a 3×3 single of 47.71 down to 14.14, 70 percent better in one day.

Four wins

Max Siauw — 3×3, 6×6, 7×7, Square-1

0.19s

closest final — 3×3 one-handed, Ash Black over Kenny Zhong

100

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Max Siauw	5.29	6.12
2×2	Owen de Greeff	2.54	3.06
4×4	Michele Cavezza	30.15	31.29
5×5	Sameer Aggarwal	52.37	58.66
6×6	Max Siauw	1:24.25	1:28.91
7×7	Max Siauw	2:18.01	2:24.27
3×3 blindfolded	Kevin Matthews	33.98	46.78
3×3 one-handed	Ash Black	11.46	13.52
Megaminx	Jack Anderson	48.82	52.86
Pyraminx	Jacob Kotai	1.76	3.25
Skewb	Ash Black	2.74	3.19
Square-1	Max Siauw	5.84	6.23

The PB harvest

100 set · 36 still standing

Liam Tu — 3×3 single 6.42: into the top 0.79% of the event's history.
Kenny Zhong — 4×4 single 28.11: into the top 1.8% of the event's history.
Karsen Oun — 2×2 single 1.95: into the top 4.4% of the event's history.
Liam Tu — 2×2 single 2.14: into the top 5.7% of the event's history.
William Liang — 3×3 single 9.39: into the top 5.8% of the event's history.
Levi de Greeff — 3×3 single 9.47: into the top 6.0% of the event's history.
Anton Candido — 3×3 single 9.88: into the top 7.1% of the event's history.
Daniel Ahokas — Skewb single 3.55: into the top 8.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

20 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

84 competitors · 392 results · 12 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. Max Siauw won it with a 6.12 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

84 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.