Competitions · United States

Virginia Beach Spring 2023

Virginia Beach, Virginia · 11 March 2023 · 6 events · 85 competitors · 84 personal bests

Zayn Khanani won three of the six events (2×2, 3×3 one-handed, Skewb) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Zayn Khanani by 0.45 seconds. 85 competitors produced 84 personal bests, 23 of which still stand today, and 31 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

John Mark Grimes took a 2×2 single of 14.27 down to 4.37, 69 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Zayn Khanani — 2×2, 3×3 one-handed, Skewb

0.45s

closest final — 2×2, Zayn Khanani over Michael Nielsen

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Michael Nielsen	6.86	7.28
2×2	Zayn Khanani	0.98	1.19
4×4	Ari Randers-Pehrson	22.79	24.55
6×6	Ari Randers-Pehrson	1:44.83	1:47.19
3×3 one-handed	Zayn Khanani	11.80	13.80
Skewb	Zayn Khanani	1.90	2.77

The PB harvest

84 set · 23 still standing

Nick Silvestri — 3×3 single 8.79: into the top 4.4% of the event's history.
John Albright — 2×2 single 2.07: into the top 5.2% of the event's history.
Nathan Blow — 4×4 single 36.90: into the top 8.6% of the event's history.
John Albright — 3×3 one-handed single 15.88: into the top 10.0% of the event's history.
Dalton Atkins — 3×3 single 11.51: into the top 12.2% of the event's history.
Nathan Blow — 3×3 one-handed single 17.33: into the top 13.4% of the event's history.
Zachary Mitchell — 3×3 single 12.09: into the top 14.2% of the event's history.
Derek Lee Greenwood — 2×2 single 3.13: into the top 15.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

31 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

85 competitors · 437 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. Michael Nielsen won it with a 7.28 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

85 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.