Competitions · United States
South Deerfield Side Events 2023
South Deerfield, Massachusetts · 30 September 2023 · 6 events · 53 competitors · 40 personal bests
Kyle Meade won three of the six events (Clock, Pyraminx, Skewb) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Elijah Rain Phelps by 0.44 seconds. 53 competitors produced 40 personal bests, 9 of which still stand today, and 13 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Brando Fusco took a Skewb single of 20.38 down to 5.60, 73 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Elijah Rain Phelps | 6.64 | 7.65 |
| 6×6 | Evan Liu | 1:35.88 | 1:46.18 |
| Clock | Kyle Meade | 3.73 | 4.07 |
| Pyraminx | Kyle Meade | 1.63 | 1.70 |
| Skewb | Kyle Meade | 3.06 | 3.68 |
| Square-1 | Elijah Rain Phelps | 6.79 | 8.00 |
The PB harvest
40 set · 9 still standing- Tommy Szeliga — 3×3 single 6.37: into the top 0.74% of the event's history.
- Sophie Lenoel Quang — Pyraminx single 3.02: into the top 3.7% of the event's history.
- Zachary Miller — Square-1 single 12.13: into the top 10.1% of the event's history.
- Jonathan Scannell — Pyraminx single 5.63: into the top 17.3% of the event's history.
- Asher Jiang — 3×3 single 20.46: into the top 41.2% of the event's history.
- Andrew Huang — Pyraminx single 9.61: into the top 49.9% of the event's history.
- Noah Devaux — 3×3 single 32.88: into the top 67.3% of the event's history.
- Micah Eisner — Clock single 21.01: into the top 67.6% of the event's history.
First-timers
13 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
53 competitors · 315 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. Elijah Rain Phelps won it with a 7.65 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
F R U' D2 B' L2 R2 F R2 B D2 F2 U B D' R B' R' B R - 2
U2 F2 D U B2 R2 D2 U2 B D B' F D F D2 R' B U - 3
L' D F B' R U D F2 D2 F' U2 F L2 F2 U2 D2 B' R' B2 D' - 4
B' U R' U D' L2 F R F2 D2 R2 F' D2 F D2 L B' D - 5
R2 B' L' F U2 L U2 R' D2 F2 D2 L F R2 U' F' D U2 R2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
53 competitors- Albert Villadolid
- Andrew Huang
- Asher Jiang
- Brando Fusco
- Brandon Villadolid
- Charles Amarello
- Christopher Landgrebe
- Clem Tucker
- Connor Farrell
- Cullen Bautista
- Declan Haylon
- Derek White
- Dylan Chan
- Elijah Rain Phelps
- Ethan Zhuang
- Evan Liu
- Ewa Padlo
- George Herault
- Grayson Alvarez
- Gunnar Garcia
- Huy Thai
- Isaac Tripp
- Jacob Schwartz
- Jonathan Scannell
- Jordan Hager
- Julianne Waite
- Krish Shah-Nathwani
- Kyle Meade
- Levi Gibson
- Luke Conroy
- Mateusz Padlo
- Melissa Topp
- Micah Eisner
- Michael Amarello
- Moral Burgest
- Neil Hughes
- Noah Devaux
- Patrick Plomin
- Peter Venne
- Quinn Maloney
- Ryan Durette
- Ryan Waite
- Saisabari Ramesh
- Sang Huu Tong
- Shea Atkinson
- Sophie Lenoel Quang
- Thiago Han
- Tommy Szeliga
- Tristan Alvarez
- Tyler Wolkowicz
- Vihaan Patel
- Will Russo
- Zachary Miller
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.