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Take a Break Ohio State 2023

Columbus, Ohio · 17 March 2023 · 9 events · 36 competitors · 43 personal bests

Stanley Chapel won three of the nine events (3×3 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind) and the closest final was the Square-1, won by Evan Wright by 0.71 seconds. 36 competitors produced 43 personal bests, 7 of which still stand today.

The moment

A national record

Thiago Han set the 3×3 blindfolded average national record: 27.25.

Three wins
Stanley Chapel — 3×3 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind
0.71s
closest final — Square-1, Evan Wright over Rowe Hessler
43
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
6×6Kate Grahame1:30.931:35.48
7×7Kate Grahame2:18.002:25.58
3×3 blindfoldedStanley Chapel16.34
3×3 Fewest MovesMark Boyanowski22 moves25.33
ClockLuke Garrett3.954.90
Square-1Evan Wright7.318.75
4×4 blindfoldedMason Langenderfer4:02.01
5×5 blindfoldedStanley Chapel2:33.96
3×3 Multi-BlindStanley Chapel32 of 33 cubes · 52:58

The PB harvest

43 set · 7 still standing
  • Phillip Lewicki — 7×7 single 2:50.64: into the top 8.0% of the event's history.
  • Thiago Han — 7×7 single 3:14.05: into the top 14.5% of the event's history.
  • Gabrielle Morasse — 7×7 single 3:42.28: into the top 24.3% of the event's history.
  • Maxwell Cobb — Square-1 single 19.27: into the top 26.2% of the event's history.
  • Howie Craig — 6×6 single 3:15.53: into the top 48.3% of the event's history.
  • Arjun Srinath — Square-1 single 29.47: into the top 48.4% of the event's history.
  • Scott Cousteau — Clock single 19.86: into the top 64.2% 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

36 competitors · 216 results · 9 events.

Everyone who competed

36 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.