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Southern Ontario Summer - Newmarket 2023

Newmarket, Ontario · 24 June 2023 · 6 events · 54 competitors · 50 personal bests

Burno Li Chak Kwan (李澤堃) won two of the six events (4×4, Megaminx) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Matthew Lee by 0.09 seconds. 54 competitors produced 50 personal bests, 9 of which still stand today, and seven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Burno Li Chak Kwan (李澤堃) set the Megaminx single national record: 30.79.

Two wins
Burno Li Chak Kwan (李澤堃) — 4×4, Megaminx
0.09s
closest final — 3×3, Matthew Lee over Burno Li Chak Kwan (李澤堃)
50
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Matthew Lee6.537.50
4×4Burno Li Chak Kwan (李澤堃)22.0426.24
3×3 blindfoldedKai Wen Yang44.521:00.99
3×3 one-handedAlan Jia12.7013.07
ClockLucas Nieuwland4.325.49
MegaminxBurno Li Chak Kwan (李澤堃)30.7935.67

The PB harvest

50 set · 9 still standing
  • Jerry Han — 3×3 single 12.10: into the top 14.2% of the event's history.
  • Brandon Chu — Clock single 8.44: into the top 17.3% of the event's history.
  • Tyler Hua — 3×3 single 13.01: into the top 17.5% of the event's history.
  • Kevin Xu — Clock single 10.47: into the top 27.4% of the event's history.
  • Loxley Grewal — 3×3 single 16.70: into the top 30.1% of the event's history.
  • Charles SunYang — 3×3 single 24.90: into the top 52.4% of the event's history.
  • Caleb Doiron — 3×3 single 30.42: into the top 63.3% of the event's history.
  • Krishan Ghelani — 3×3 single 41.82: into the top 78.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

Seven 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

54 competitors · 166 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. Matthew Lee won it with a 7.50 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

54 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.