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Virginia Re-Open Spring 2023

Charlottesville, Virginia · 25 March 2023 · 11 events · 111 competitors · 174 personal bests

Ray Bai won three of the eleven events (5×5, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Will Callan by 0.12 seconds. 111 competitors produced 174 personal bests, 38 of which still stand today, and 16 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Danny Mittal took a 3×3 one-handed single of 2:45.69 down to 54.38, 67 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Ray Bai — 5×5, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx
0.12s
closest final — 2×2, Will Callan over Zayn Khanani
174
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Michael Nielsen6.097.00
2×2Will Callan1.371.54
5×5Ray Bai52.1053.42
6×6Benjamin Wei1:26.201:30.83
7×7Benjamin Wei2:08.282:08.64
3×3 blindfoldedLiam Chen17.06—
3×3 one-handedRay Bai9.5912.30
MegaminxRay Bai35.3739.33
PyraminxMichael Nielsen1.631.84
SkewbZayn Khanani1.482.15
Square-1Hassan Khanani5.776.48

The PB harvest

174 set · 38 still standing
  • Daniel Greigg — 2×2 single 1.35: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
  • Ben MacGregor — 3×3 single 7.83: into the top 2.5% of the event's history.
  • Owen Chester — 2×2 single 1.86: into the top 3.9% of the event's history.
  • Tyler Fresh — 3×3 single 9.59: into the top 6.3% of the event's history.
  • Zachary Hersch — 3×3 one-handed single 14.16: into the top 6.4% of the event's history.
  • Blake Thompson — 6×6 single 1:54.16: into the top 8.8% of the event's history.
  • Douglas Miller — 2×2 single 2.76: into the top 11.6% of the event's history.
  • Tyler Fresh — 5×5 single 1:13.54: into the top 14.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

16 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

111 competitors · 767 results · 11 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 7.00 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

111 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.