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Washington Championship 2023

Ellensburg, Washington · 14 April 2023 · 17 events · 140 competitors · 302 personal bests

Max Siauw won eight of the 17 events (4×4, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Sameer Aggarwal by 0.11 seconds. 140 competitors produced 302 personal bests, 86 of which still stand today, and 22 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Michael Lee took a Clock single of 26.10 down to 9.64, 63 percent better in one day.

Eight wins
Max Siauw — 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, 3×3 Fewest Moves, Square-1, 4×4 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded
0.11s
closest final — 3×3, Sameer Aggarwal over Max Siauw
302
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Sameer Aggarwal5.826.59
2×2Sameer Aggarwal1.131.45
4×4Max Siauw22.0423.98
5×5Max Siauw46.8050.60
6×6Max Siauw1:20.351:27.41
7×7Max Siauw2:08.032:20.18
3×3 blindfoldedTimothy Castle24.95—
3×3 Fewest MovesMax Siauw28 moves—
3×3 one-handedLuke Tycksen10.4411.19
ClockGreyson James6.126.23
MegaminxEthan Davis35.0436.64
PyraminxSameer Aggarwal2.052.80
SkewbAsh Black2.222.63
Square-1Max Siauw4.895.88
4×4 blindfoldedMax Siauw5:03.81—
5×5 blindfoldedMax Siauw13:04.00—
3×3 Multi-BlindEthan Davis26 of 37 cubes · 1:00:00—

The PB harvest

302 set · 86 still standing
  • Lexi Tyrrell — Pyraminx single 2.35: into the top 1.8% of the event's history.
  • Cash Williams — Skewb single 2.83: into the top 4.2% of the event's history.
  • Daniel Yang — Skewb single 2.86: into the top 4.3% of the event's history.
  • Aran Moore — 3×3 single 8.99: into the top 4.8% of the event's history.
  • Peter Preston — 2×2 single 2.28: into the top 6.9% of the event's history.
  • Jeremiah Rummerfield — Skewb single 3.56: into the top 8.1% of the event's history.
  • Nick R. Genton — 3×3 single 10.40: into the top 8.6% of the event's history.
  • Bailing Hou — Skewb single 4.35: into the top 13.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

22 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

140 competitors · 1284 results · 17 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. Sameer Aggarwal won it with a 6.59 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

140 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.