Competitions · United States

Washtenaw Winter 2023

Ann Arbor, Michigan · 11 February 2023 · 9 events · 109 competitors · 110 personal bests

Stanley Chapel won three of the nine events (3×3 blindfolded, Pyraminx, 4×4 blindfolded) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Stanley Chapel by 0.05 seconds. 109 competitors produced 110 personal bests, 29 of which still stand today, and 29 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Zachary Pollock took a 3×3 single of 23.71 down to 10.43, 56 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Stanley Chapel — 3×3 blindfolded, Pyraminx, 4×4 blindfolded

0.05s

closest final — Pyraminx, Stanley Chapel over Quinn Lawson

110

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Luke Garrett	4.81	5.65
6×6	Kate Grahame	1:33.48	1:36.51
7×7	Kate Grahame	2:14.11	2:30.54
3×3 blindfolded	Stanley Chapel	17.51	—
Megaminx	Luke Garrett	39.79	41.86
Pyraminx	Stanley Chapel	2.14	2.64
Skewb	Sean Cutshaw	2.87	3.83
4×4 blindfolded	Stanley Chapel	1:30.71	—
5×5 blindfolded	Mason Langenderfer	9:30.61	—

The PB harvest

110 set · 29 still standing

Varun Yalavarthi — 3×3 single 7.13: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
James Hildreth — 7×7 single 2:40.16: into the top 5.5% of the event's history.
William Harris — 6×6 single 1:55.28: into the top 9.2% of the event's history.
Brayden Gilland — Skewb single 4.24: into the top 12.6% of the event's history.
Ben Saperstein — 7×7 single 3:26.72: into the top 18.6% of the event's history.
Timothy Walker — Megaminx single 1:16.94: into the top 19.9% of the event's history.
John Ceresa — 3×3 single 16.29: into the top 28.7% of the event's history.
Atif Ranginwala — 3×3 single 16.49: into the top 29.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

29 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

109 competitors · 475 results · 9 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 5.65 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

109 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.