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Washtenaw Slow Summer 2023

Ann Arbor, Michigan · 19 August 2023 · 6 events · 77 competitors · 123 personal bests

Jack Pfeifer won five of the six events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Jack Pfeifer by 0.75 seconds. 77 competitors produced 123 personal bests, 41 of which still stand today, and twelve people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Liam Cook took a 4×4 single of 1:25.94 down to 51.94, 40 percent better in one day.

Five wins
Jack Pfeifer — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, Megaminx
0.75s
closest final — 3×3, Jack Pfeifer over Ezra Shere
123
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Jack Pfeifer6.137.49
4×4Jack Pfeifer25.2226.31
5×5Jack Pfeifer47.6750.98
6×6Jack Pfeifer1:28.431:32.90
7×7Roxy Behrle2:03.692:09.87
MegaminxJack Pfeifer43.0545.51

The PB harvest

123 set · 41 still standing
  • Ashton Froude — 3×3 single 7.19: into the top 1.6% of the event's history.
  • Brandon Manke — 3×3 single 8.14: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
  • Yeguk Kim — 6×6 single 1:35.84: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
  • Jack Manzo — 5×5 single 1:03.26: into the top 7.3% of the event's history.
  • Yeguk Kim — 7×7 single 2:49.01: into the top 7.6% of the event's history.
  • Cameron Cook — 3×3 single 10.20: into the top 8.0% of the event's history.
  • Eagan Cunningham — 4×4 single 40.80: into the top 13.0% of the event's history.
  • Brandon Manke — 4×4 single 40.80: into the top 13.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

Twelve 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

77 competitors · 439 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. Jack Pfeifer won it with a 7.49 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

77 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.