Competitions · United States

Richmond Spring 2023

Richmond, Virginia · 8 April 2023 · 5 events · 141 competitors · 109 personal bests

Michael Nielsen won two of the five events (3×3, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Charles Jerome by 0.44 seconds. 141 competitors produced 109 personal bests, 41 of which still stand today, and 46 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Michael Nielsen set the Pyraminx average world record: 1.64.

Two wins

Michael Nielsen — 3×3, Pyraminx

0.44s

closest final — 2×2, Charles Jerome over Michael Nielsen

109

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Michael Nielsen	6.04	6.39
2×2	Charles Jerome	1.30	1.68
6×6	Aubrey Trace	1:50.25	1:53.56
3×3 blindfolded	Liam Chen	18.20	21.72
Pyraminx	Michael Nielsen	1.77	1.95

The PB harvest

109 set · 41 still standing

James Varner — 3×3 single 10.29: into the top 8.3% of the event's history.
Drew Rosenthal — 2×2 single 2.58: into the top 9.7% of the event's history.
Andy Liu — 2×2 single 2.90: into the top 13.1% of the event's history.
Anthony Roberts — Pyraminx single 5.00: into the top 13.2% of the event's history.
Lucas Rogers — 2×2 single 3.14: into the top 15.9% of the event's history.
Zachary Mitchell — 2×2 single 3.44: into the top 19.4% of the event's history.
Sanuth Rashmika Naranpanawe — 3×3 single 13.68: into the top 19.8% of the event's history.
Anthony Roberts — 3×3 single 13.69: into the top 19.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

46 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

141 competitors · 579 results · 5 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 Nielsen won it with a 6.39 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

141 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.