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Springfield Summer Open 2023

Springfield, Missouri · 26 August 2023 · 7 events · 104 competitors · 138 personal bests

Kevin Reyes-Velazquez won two of the seven events (3×3, 4×4) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Kevin Reyes-Velazquez by 0.04 seconds. 104 competitors produced 138 personal bests, 57 of which still stand today, and 27 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Zachary Walden took a Skewb single of 14.47 down to 4.70, 68 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Kevin Reyes-Velazquez — 3×3, 4×4
0.04s
closest final — 3×3, Kevin Reyes-Velazquez over Jake Maddox
138
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Kevin Reyes-Velazquez7.538.36
2×2Jake Maddox1.872.52
4×4Kevin Reyes-Velazquez35.1436.41
5×5Zachary Walden1:01.251:07.24
3×3 blindfoldedSawyer Rudisill1:09.68
3×3 one-handedZachary Walden14.4017.07
SkewbJake Maddox2.945.20

The PB harvest

138 set · 57 still standing

First-timers

27 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

104 competitors · 556 results · 7 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. Kevin Reyes-Velazquez won it with a 8.36 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

104 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.