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Wichita Art Museum Winter 2023

Wichita, Kansas · 4 March 2023 · 7 events · 60 competitors · 68 personal bests

Ryan Pilat won six of the seven events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Ryan Pilat by 0.10 seconds. 60 competitors produced 68 personal bests, 14 of which still stand today, and 25 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Dominic Brungardt took a Skewb single of 10.00 down to 2.91, 71 percent better in one day.

Six wins
Ryan Pilat — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed, Pyraminx, Skewb
0.10s
closest final — Pyraminx, Ryan Pilat over Aaron Huynh
68
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Ryan Pilat6.577.54
2×2Ryan Pilat1.952.18
4×4Ryan Pilat28.9031.64
7×7Lydia Workman2:34.242:37.03
3×3 one-handedRyan Pilat12.1413.64
PyraminxRyan Pilat2.383.12
SkewbRyan Pilat3.625.91

The PB harvest

68 set · 14 still standing
  • Niveth Kayanaparambil Dev — 3×3 single 9.61: into the top 6.4% of the event's history.
  • Oliver Biedermann — 3×3 single 11.35: into the top 11.6% of the event's history.
  • Oliver Biedermann — 2×2 single 3.46: into the top 19.7% of the event's history.
  • Braden Leitzel — 3×3 single 14.06: into the top 21.2% of the event's history.
  • Tyler McCurry — 3×3 one-handed single 22.94: into the top 28.6% of the event's history.
  • Oliver Biedermann — 3×3 one-handed single 26.47: into the top 38.0% of the event's history.
  • Braden Leitzel — 4×4 single 1:04.22: into the top 40.9% of the event's history.
  • Thomas Kornahrens — 2×2 single 5.20: into the top 41.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

25 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

60 competitors · 350 results · 7 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. Ryan Pilat won it with a 7.54 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

60 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.