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Waterloo Favourites Autumn 2023

Waterloo, Ontario · 16 December 2023 · 12 events · 145 competitors · 171 personal bests

Morgan Yeh won three of the twelve events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Nicholas Patterson by 0.20 seconds. 145 competitors produced 171 personal bests, 82 of which still stand today, and 35 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Saro Vanayan took a 2×2 single of 6.29 down to 1.41, 78 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Morgan Yeh — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5
0.20s
closest final — Skewb, Nicholas Patterson over Larry Shi
171
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Morgan Yeh5.616.41
2×2Nicholas Patterson1.722.12
4×4Morgan Yeh24.3827.46
5×5Morgan Yeh46.6854.94
6×6Max Xiong (熊锐明)1:27.291:32.46
7×7Max Xiong (熊锐明)2:08.492:16.75
3×3 one-handedJeriel James Thomas11.3312.05
ClockNathan Glajch6.206.91
MegaminxMax Xiong (熊锐明)46.1950.37
PyraminxHarsha Paladugu1.111.98
SkewbNicholas Patterson2.743.23
Square-1Peter Charbonneau10.6313.99

The PB harvest

171 set · 82 still standing
  • Tyson Szabo — 2×2 single 1.38: into the top 1.6% of the event's history.
  • Saro Vanayan — 2×2 single 1.41: into the top 1.8% of the event's history.
  • Justin Delahunty — 2×2 single 1.60: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
  • Jakob Patel — 3×3 single 8.73: into the top 4.2% of the event's history.
  • Declan Colquhoun — 3×3 single 9.19: into the top 5.3% of the event's history.
  • Keane Nguyen — 3×3 single 9.84: into the top 7.0% of the event's history.
  • Nicholas Imber — 2×2 single 2.53: into the top 9.2% of the event's history.
  • Larry Shi — 2×2 single 2.63: into the top 10.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

35 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

145 competitors · 605 results · 12 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. Morgan Yeh won it with a 6.41 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

145 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.