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Square-1 on a Madison Square 2023

Madison, Wisconsin · 14 October 2023 · 6 events · 25 competitors · 25 personal bests

Stanley Chapel won four of the six events (3×3 blindfolded, 4×4 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Zeke Mackay by 0.62 seconds. 25 competitors produced 25 personal bests, 7 of which still stand today.

The moment

A world record

Stanley Chapel set the 5×5 blindfolded single world record: 2:10.04.

Four wins
Stanley Chapel — 3×3 blindfolded, 4×4 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind
0.62s
closest final — Clock, Zeke Mackay over Carter Kucala
25
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3 blindfoldedStanley Chapel14.64
ClockZeke Mackay5.075.98
Square-1Brian Johnson6.818.40
4×4 blindfoldedStanley Chapel1:06.58
5×5 blindfoldedStanley Chapel2:10.04
3×3 Multi-BlindStanley Chapel45 of 52 cubes · 59:18

The PB harvest

25 set · 7 still standing
  • Zeke Mackay — Square-1 single 5.54: into the top 0.49% of the event's history.
  • Cale Schoon — Square-1 single 7.49: into the top 2.4% of the event's history.
  • Tommy Moreno — Clock single 7.43: into the top 12.7% of the event's history.
  • Brandon Reichman — 3×3 blindfolded single 1:48.93: into the top 29.6% of the event's history.
  • Thomas Reinke — Clock single 12.41: into the top 37.0% of the event's history.
  • Nick Rohla — 3×3 Multi-Blind single 5 of 5 cubes · 38:50: into the top 37.4% of the event's history.
  • Tommy Moreno — Square-1 single 25.63: into the top 40.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

No people competed for the first time at this competition. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

25 competitors · 201 results · 6 events.

Everyone who competed

25 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.