Competitions · United States
UIUC Fall 2023
Urbana, Illinois · 9 December 2023 · 5 events · 62 competitors · 49 personal bests
Luigi Soriano won three of the five events (3×3, 2×2, Megaminx) and the closest final was the Megaminx, won by Luigi Soriano by 0.41 seconds. 62 competitors produced 49 personal bests, 22 of which still stand today, and 15 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Praval Telagi took a 3×3 single of 25.84 down to 10.00, 61 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Luigi Soriano | 7.11 | 7.64 |
| 2×2 | Luigi Soriano | 1.73 | 1.75 |
| 5×5 | Sebastian Morber | 59.48 | 1:04.47 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Akshaansh Chilakapati | 1:17.95 | 2:10.60 |
| Megaminx | Luigi Soriano | 46.13 | 53.57 |
The PB harvest
49 set · 22 still standing- Layne VanSiegel — 2×2 single 1.74: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.
- Sebastian Morber — 5×5 single 55.80: into the top 3.6% of the event's history.
- Praval Telagi — 3×3 single 10.00: into the top 7.4% of the event's history.
- Finn Durso — 3×3 single 10.55: into the top 9.1% of the event's history.
- Noah Reardon — 2×2 single 2.83: into the top 12.3% of the event's history.
- Parsa Rouhi — 2×2 single 3.14: into the top 15.9% of the event's history.
- John Isaac Leaman — 2×2 single 3.35: into the top 18.4% of the event's history.
- Bennett Courington — 2×2 single 3.64: into the top 21.9% of the event's history.
First-timers
15 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
62 competitors · 282 results · 5 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. Luigi Soriano won it with a 7.64 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
B2 U R2 F2 L2 F2 D R2 B' R' D L B U L B F2 R' U' - 2
U D F R' D' B2 R L D2 F2 R2 B' R2 D2 F' R2 B' D2 U' - 3
F2 L2 F2 R2 U B2 D' U' L2 B2 D F' D R B2 D U2 F U B' - 4
U R2 F' R' U' B2 D L2 B2 R2 F2 D' L2 R U2 B2 D B L B - 5
U R F R2 D2 R U2 F2 L2 U2 R U R U' B' U' R' F' D'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
62 competitors- Aaron Soley
- Adrian Russo
- Akshaansh Chilakapati
- Amos Lyons
- Andrew Vauter
- August Lancaster
- Auva Sharegh
- Benjamin Cook
- Bennett Courington
- Bhargav Chandaka
- Boyou Huang
- Bryan Zhao
- Caleb Kippenbrock
- Cameron Foley
- Draco Tong
- Dylan Govic
- Eeshan Zele
- Eli Lewis
- Ellery Dillon
- Felix Lu
- Finn Durso
- Girivar Mundhra
- Gracie Moreno
- Graham Hartman
- Hawon Song
- Isaac McLain
- Jack Kotheimer
- Jameson Schertz
- Jason Kochan
- Jeffrey Huang
- Jeffrey Kochan
- Joe Schertz
- John Isaac Leaman
- Juliet Soley
- Kamden Zanin
- Katherine Chiang
- Keaton Smith
- Keegan White
- Kenneth Norton
- Kit Clement
- Lauren Clement
- Layne VanSiegel
- Luigi Soriano
- Mike Hughey
- Myles Whisler
- Noah Reardon
- Oliver Brewer
- Owen Stotts
- Parsa Rouhi
- Praval Telagi
- Saad Bhutta
- Sander Garcia-Stam
- Sean Pepper
- Sebastian Morber
- Sébastien Welters
- Shalyn Barrios
- Sohan Pagadala
- Spencer Chubb
- Tex James Totten
- Tommy Moreno
- Veronica Fong
- Zeno Marchio
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.