Competitions · United States

Slow N Steady Spring 2023

College Park, Maryland · 15 April 2023 · 8 events · 264 competitors · 203 personal bests

Stanley Chapel won three of the eight events (3×3, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Zayn Khanani by 0.22 seconds. 264 competitors produced 203 personal bests, 84 of which still stand today, and 76 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Shalom Woldemicael set the 3×3 single national record: 30.96.

Three wins

Stanley Chapel — 3×3, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind

0.22s

closest final — 2×2, Zayn Khanani over Michael Nielsen

203

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Stanley Chapel	6.28	6.85
2×2	Zayn Khanani	1.02	1.54
3×3 blindfolded	Stanley Chapel	15.78	—
3×3 one-handed	Shaun Mack	9.41	11.86
Pyraminx	Michael Nielsen	1.70	1.89
4×4 blindfolded	Josh Weimer	2:40.03	3:24.66
5×5 blindfolded	Rowe Hessler	8:04.42	—
3×3 Multi-Blind	Stanley Chapel	40 of 42 cubes · 53:05	—

The PB harvest

203 set · 84 still standing

Sanzhar Beisembayev — 2×2 single 1.52: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
Noah Watai — 3×3 single 10.70: into the top 9.6% of the event's history.
Eric Chen — Pyraminx single 4.50: into the top 10.2% of the event's history.
Ezra Weiland — Pyraminx single 4.77: into the top 11.8% of the event's history.
Justin Nguyen — 3×3 single 11.57: into the top 12.4% of the event's history.
Jonathan Moore — 3×3 single 11.83: into the top 13.3% of the event's history.
Umit Omural — Pyraminx single 5.08: into the top 13.7% of the event's history.
Sam Doan — 2×2 single 3.00: into the top 14.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

76 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

264 competitors · 1021 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. Stanley Chapel won it with a 6.85 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

264 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.