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Silver City Side Events 2023

Taunton, Massachusetts · 8 July 2023 · 8 events · 36 competitors · 32 personal bests

Kevin Hays won two of the eight events (6×6, 7×7) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Derek White by 0.13 seconds. 36 competitors produced 32 personal bests, 8 of which still stand today, and three people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Daniel Winterberg took a Square-1 single of 33.98 down to 17.58, 48 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Kevin Hays — 6×6, 7×7
0.13s
closest final — 3×3, Derek White over Daniel Karnaukh
32
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Derek White7.298.43
6×6Kevin Hays1:24.711:28.99
7×7Kevin Hays2:12.392:15.54
3×3 blindfoldedEvan Liu1:04.29
ClockJoshua Marriott4.635.09
MegaminxBrendan Lee43.0947.02
SkewbSaisabari Ramesh3.764.02
Square-1Daniel Karnaukh5.716.61

The PB harvest

32 set · 8 still standing
  • Eli Ozsvath — Square-1 single 7.60: into the top 2.5% of the event's history.
  • Thiago Han — Square-1 single 8.14: into the top 3.2% of the event's history.
  • Davis North — Skewb single 5.60: into the top 22.7% of the event's history.
  • Christopher Baldwin — Megaminx single 1:26.09: into the top 25.6% of the event's history.
  • Davis North — 3×3 single 19.18: into the top 37.6% of the event's history.
  • Davis North — Megaminx single 2:01.03: into the top 46.2% of the event's history.
  • Bobby Kiernan — 6×6 single 4:22.54: into the top 72.5% of the event's history.
  • Kevin Pertus — 7×7 single 6:43.08: into the top 77.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

Three 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

36 competitors · 240 results · 8 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. Derek White won it with a 8.43 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

36 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.