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Washtenaw Qualifier 2023

Ann Arbor, Michigan · 27 May 2023 · 15 events · 135 competitors · 207 personal bests

Stanley Chapel won five of the 15 events (6×6, 3×3 blindfolded, 4×4 blindfolded) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Krish Shah-Nathwani by 0.23 seconds. 135 competitors produced 207 personal bests, 50 of which still stand today, and 24 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Stanley Chapel set the 5×5 blindfolded single continental record: 2:19.11.

Five wins
Stanley Chapel — 6×6, 3×3 blindfolded, 4×4 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind
0.23s
closest final — 2×2, Krish Shah-Nathwani over Chris Chi
207
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Luke Garrett5.325.76
2×2Krish Shah-Nathwani1.331.78
4×4Luke Garrett27.8230.23
5×5Kate Grahame49.2052.59
6×6Stanley Chapel1:35.041:39.16
7×7Kate Grahame2:13.482:20.70
3×3 blindfoldedStanley Chapel16.24—
ClockReed W. Richardson3.254.42
MegaminxAJ Kamal34.9141.39
PyraminxEzra Shere1.622.61
SkewbChris Chi2.552.97
Square-1Chris Chi5.197.64
4×4 blindfoldedStanley Chapel1:01.28—
5×5 blindfoldedStanley Chapel2:19.11—
3×3 Multi-BlindStanley Chapel48 of 51 cubes · 59:50—

The PB harvest

207 set · 50 still standing
  • AJ Kamal — 4×4 single 25.35: into the top 0.79% of the event's history.
  • Jack Manzo — 2×2 single 1.28: into the top 1.3% of the event's history.
  • AJ Kamal — Square-1 single 7.77: into the top 2.7% of the event's history.
  • Brayden Gilland — Pyraminx single 2.79: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
  • Quinn Lawson — Skewb single 2.63: into the top 3.4% of the event's history.
  • Hunter Mackler — Square-1 single 8.43: into the top 3.6% of the event's history.
  • Ashton Froude — 4×4 single 35.20: into the top 6.9% of the event's history.
  • Ashton Froude — 2×2 single 2.38: into the top 7.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

24 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

135 competitors · 1004 results · 15 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. Luke Garrett won it with a 5.76 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

135 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.