Competitions · United States
5x5 on Madison Ice 2023
Madison, Wisconsin · 9 December 2023 · 11 events · 53 competitors · 82 personal bests
Brian Johnson won three of the eleven events (2×2, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Brian Johnson by 0.04 seconds. 53 competitors produced 82 personal bests, 27 of which still stand today, and four people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Ian Harkins took a 2×2 single of 6.99 down to 2.76, 61 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | Brian Johnson | 1.16 | 2.02 |
| 4×4 | Henry Lichner | 23.10 | 25.81 |
| 5×5 | Henry Lichner | 41.05 | 45.21 |
| 6×6 | Roxy Behrle | 1:20.68 | 1:24.82 |
| 7×7 | Roxy Behrle | 2:07.03 | 2:08.55 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Brian Johnson | 9.21 | 10.06 |
| Megaminx | Brian Johnson | 45.52 | 47.18 |
| Pyraminx | Elijah Brown | 1.13 | 2.28 |
| Skewb | Simon Kellum | 1.35 | 2.70 |
| 5×5 blindfolded | Carter Kucala | 6:32.91 | — |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | Carter Kucala | 27 of 33 cubes · 59:49 | — |
The PB harvest
82 set · 27 still standing- Fabian Houston — Skewb single 2.13: into the top 1.7% of the event's history.
- Peter Weyers — Pyraminx single 2.53: into the top 2.3% of the event's history.
- Elijah Brown — 5×5 single 57.55: into the top 4.3% of the event's history.
- Cameron Hart — 2×2 single 2.09: into the top 5.4% of the event's history.
- Ian Harkins — 2×2 single 2.76: into the top 11.6% of the event's history.
- Filip Gostkowski — Skewb single 4.37: into the top 13.5% of the event's history.
- Thanishraghav Jayapaul Premnaath — Pyraminx single 5.23: into the top 14.6% of the event's history.
- Joe Salkowski — Skewb single 4.85: into the top 17.0% of the event's history.
First-timers
Four 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
53 competitors · 498 results · 11 events.
Everyone who competed
53 competitors- Adam Schwenn
- Alexander Paton
- Andrew C. Liu
- Ant Irizarry
- Asa Schwartz
- Ashley Gray
- Ben Becker
- Benjamin Phillips
- Brian Johnson
- Cameron Hart
- Carter Kucala
- Charles F. Roller
- Connor Scott Paton
- David Liu
- Eli Witkowski
- Elijah Brown
- Emerson Hunt
- Evan Ray Weigel
- Fabian Houston
- Filip Gostkowski
- Franklin Sempsey
- Haoyang Yan (晏浩洋)
- Henry Lichner
- Ian Harkins
- Jack Konkol
- Jacob Gamble
- Jameson R. Sramek
- Joe Salkowski
- Joseph Liu
- Joshua Feran
- Joshua Stevens
- Karen Paton
- Lucas Hernandez
- Luke Selle
- Matthew McClain
- Mihir Narayan
- Mishaal M. Jishin
- Nathan Phillips
- Nathaniel Gee
- Nicholas Korzik
- Noah A. Wilson
- Peter Weyers
- Rachel Feran
- Roxy Behrle
- Sam Krueger
- Simon Kellum
- Tenley Baumann
- Thanishraghav Jayapaul Premnaath
- Thomas Reinke
- Varun Gudibanda
- Wes Palmer
- Zachary Cribb
- Zeke Mackay
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.