Competitions · United States

River Hill Fall 2023

Clarksville, Maryland · 21 October 2023 · 6 events · 107 competitors · 109 personal bests

Livia Kleiner won three of the six events (5×5, 6×6, 7×7) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Zavian Valedon by 0.30 seconds. 107 competitors produced 109 personal bests, 33 of which still stand today, and eleven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Aarav Guglani took a Megaminx single of 2:39.26 down to 1:06.02, 59 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Livia Kleiner — 5×5, 6×6, 7×7

0.30s

closest final — 3×3, Zavian Valedon over Dana Yi

109

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Zavian Valedon	6.70	7.32
5×5	Livia Kleiner	51.34	59.19
6×6	Livia Kleiner	1:31.00	1:38.54
7×7	Livia Kleiner	2:12.35	2:16.57
3×3 blindfolded	Liam Chen	16.78	—
Megaminx	Declan Wilhelm	40.32	47.64

The PB harvest

109 set · 33 still standing

Sameer Chawla — 3×3 single 6.65: into the top 0.98% of the event's history.
Liam Combs — 3×3 single 8.31: into the top 3.4% of the event's history.
Eric Lewis — 3×3 single 8.39: into the top 3.5% of the event's history.
Ken Strother — 3×3 single 8.96: into the top 4.8% of the event's history.
Umit Omural — 3×3 single 9.77: into the top 6.8% of the event's history.
Orhan Tasci — 3×3 single 9.84: into the top 7.0% of the event's history.
Daniel Greigg — Megaminx single 1:01.76: into the top 10.9% of the event's history.
Magnius Cikotas — Megaminx single 1:03.92: into the top 12.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

Eleven 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

107 competitors · 413 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. Zavian Valedon won it with a 7.32 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

107 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.