Competitions · United States

Air Capital Cubing Summer 2023

Wichita, Kansas · 5 August 2023 · 6 events · 94 competitors · 84 personal bests

Ryan Pilat won six of the six events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Ryan Pilat by 0.03 seconds. 94 competitors produced 84 personal bests, 26 of which still stand today, and 33 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Nash Bird took a 2×2 single of 38.67 down to 6.65, 83 percent better in one day.

Six wins

Ryan Pilat — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7

0.03s

closest final — 3×3, Ryan Pilat over Aaron Huynh

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Ryan Pilat	6.13	6.97
2×2	Ryan Pilat	1.42	2.28
4×4	Ryan Pilat	27.85	32.31
5×5	Ryan Pilat	49.94	54.95
6×6	Ryan Pilat	1:37.03	1:43.12
7×7	Ryan Pilat	2:24.72	2:33.23

The PB harvest

84 set · 26 still standing

Trevor Formy-Duval — 4×4 single 40.70: into the top 12.9% of the event's history.
Luis Jacobitz — 2×2 single 3.06: into the top 14.9% of the event's history.
Ilene Wang — 4×4 single 42.55: into the top 15.2% of the event's history.
Kevin Reyes-Velazquez — 6×6 single 2:15.83: into the top 18.4% of the event's history.
Riley Rath — 3×3 single 13.49: into the top 19.2% of the event's history.
Logan Pinkston — 4×4 single 49.28: into the top 23.8% of the event's history.
Cecilia Clark — 4×4 single 50.96: into the top 25.9% of the event's history.
Gideon Graber — 3×3 single 15.49: into the top 26.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

33 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

94 competitors · 427 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. Ryan Pilat won it with a 6.97 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

94 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.