Competitions · United States

UIUC Spring 2023

Champaign, Illinois · 1 April 2023 · 6 events · 77 competitors · 64 personal bests

Brian Johnson won two of the six events (2×2, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Brian Johnson by 0.35 seconds. 77 competitors produced 64 personal bests, 13 of which still stand today, and 18 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Hayley Veloso took a 3×3 one-handed single of 1:52.88 down to 59.03, 48 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Brian Johnson — 2×2, 3×3 one-handed

0.35s

closest final — 2×2, Brian Johnson over Simon Kellum

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Ben Zhao	6.28	6.66
2×2	Brian Johnson	0.98	1.99
4×4	Zeke Mackay	26.25	30.18
3×3 blindfolded	Carter Kucala	17.81	—
3×3 one-handed	Brian Johnson	10.89	11.85
3×3 Multi-Blind	Will Cerne	25 of 31 cubes · 57:42	—

The PB harvest

64 set · 13 still standing

August Lancaster — 3×3 single 6.52: into the top 0.87% of the event's history.
Adrian Russo — 3×3 single 9.58: into the top 6.3% of the event's history.
Ryan Fiocca — 3×3 one-handed single 15.83: into the top 9.9% of the event's history.
Nate Beno — 3×3 single 13.10: into the top 17.8% of the event's history.
Wenshao Zhong (钟文韶) — 4×4 single 46.76: into the top 20.5% of the event's history.
Ryan Fiocca — 4×4 single 48.49: into the top 22.7% of the event's history.
Adrian Russo — 3×3 one-handed single 21.52: into the top 24.6% of the event's history.
Mateo Duarte — 2×2 single 4.34: into the top 30.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

18 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

77 competitors · 342 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. Ben Zhao won it with a 6.66 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

77 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.