Competitions · United States

Virginia Beach Fall 2023

Virginia Beach, Virginia · 30 September 2023 · 6 events · 107 competitors · 119 personal bests

Zayn Khanani won two of the six events (3×3, 2×2) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Bhuvanesh Ganta by 0.02 seconds. 107 competitors produced 119 personal bests, 33 of which still stand today, and 23 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Liam Stevenson took a 4×4 single of 3:44.11 down to 1:26.55, 61 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Zayn Khanani — 3×3, 2×2

0.02s

closest final — Clock, Bhuvanesh Ganta over Hassan Khanani

119

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Zayn Khanani	6.23	7.32
2×2	Zayn Khanani	0.91	1.12
4×4	Ashten Jampayas	29.02	30.77
Clock	Bhuvanesh Ganta	5.32	6.71
Pyraminx	Michael Nielsen	1.39	2.02
Square-1	Hassan Khanani	4.59	5.74

The PB harvest

119 set · 33 still standing

Charles Jerome — Square-1 single 6.44: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
Griffin Kim — Pyraminx single 3.86: into the top 7.0% of the event's history.
William Fletcher Blair — 2×2 single 2.76: into the top 11.6% of the event's history.
Dominic Crisostomo — 2×2 single 2.90: into the top 13.1% of the event's history.
Brendan Doe — Pyraminx single 5.02: into the top 13.3% of the event's history.
Evan Stubblefield — 4×4 single 42.90: into the top 15.6% of the event's history.
Brendan Ryan — Pyraminx single 5.58: into the top 16.9% of the event's history.
Tyler Soriano — 2×2 single 3.45: into the top 19.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

23 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

107 competitors · 615 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. Zayn Khanani won it with a 7.32 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

107 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.