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Salem Spooktacular 2023

Salem, Oregon · 28 October 2023 · 6 events · 97 competitors · 94 personal bests

Benjamin Gottschalk won three of the six events (4×4, Megaminx, Square-1) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Núria Pérez Casas by 0.11 seconds. 97 competitors produced 94 personal bests, 39 of which still stand today, and 31 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Emery Martyn took a Pyraminx single of 13.43 down to 5.58, 58 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Benjamin Gottschalk — 4×4, Megaminx, Square-1
0.11s
closest final — Skewb, Núria Pérez Casas over Ezra Severson
94
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Bo Ahn-Lewandowski6.168.54
4×4Benjamin Gottschalk34.0734.92
MegaminxBenjamin Gottschalk47.6954.74
PyraminxTripp Peters1.474.42
SkewbNúria Pérez Casas4.335.40
Square-1Benjamin Gottschalk5.608.00

The PB harvest

94 set · 39 still standing
  • Bo Ahn-Lewandowski — 3×3 single 6.16: into the top 0.59% of the event's history.
  • Bo Ahn-Lewandowski — Square-1 single 5.71: into the top 0.62% of the event's history.
  • Bo Ahn-Lewandowski — Skewb single 2.95: into the top 4.8% of the event's history.
  • Bo Ahn-Lewandowski — Pyraminx single 3.91: into the top 7.2% of the event's history.
  • Tor Hassell — 4×4 single 35.89: into the top 7.6% of the event's history.
  • Bo Ahn-Lewandowski — Megaminx single 1:01.01: into the top 10.6% of the event's history.
  • Katie Wymbs — Pyraminx single 5.44: into the top 16.1% of the event's history.
  • Emery Martyn — Pyraminx single 5.58: into the top 16.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

31 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

97 competitors · 396 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. Bo Ahn-Lewandowski won it with a 8.54 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

97 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.