Competitions · United States

Algorithms on Abercorn 2023

Savannah, Georgia · 19 November 2023 · 5 events · 77 competitors · 83 personal bests

Nicolás Sánchez won two of the five events (3×3, Megaminx) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Kellan Butler by 0.12 seconds. 77 competitors produced 83 personal bests, 27 of which still stand today, and 16 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Taym Rihawi set the 3×3 one-handed single national record: 19.77.

Two wins

Nicolás Sánchez — 3×3, Megaminx

0.12s

closest final — Skewb, Kellan Butler over Nathan Smith

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Nicolás Sánchez	6.65	7.48
3×3 one-handed	Andreas Lambropoulos	8.59	13.06
Megaminx	Nicolás Sánchez	50.42	59.40
Pyraminx	Keon Wilson	1.86	2.29
Skewb	Kellan Butler	4.36	5.16

The PB harvest

83 set · 27 still standing

Gavin Jax Helbley — 3×3 single 8.53: into the top 3.8% of the event's history.
Nathan Connor — Pyraminx single 5.12: into the top 13.9% of the event's history.
Redding Shealy — 3×3 single 12.53: into the top 15.7% of the event's history.
Carter Pike — Pyraminx single 5.49: into the top 16.4% of the event's history.
Beibei Lin (林北北) — Pyraminx single 5.87: into the top 19.0% of the event's history.
Nathan Graves — 3×3 one-handed single 20.49: into the top 21.8% of the event's history.
Redding Shealy — Pyraminx single 6.45: into the top 23.4% of the event's history.
Tyler Patten — 3×3 one-handed single 22.06: into the top 26.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

16 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

5 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

77 competitors · 453 results · 5 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. Nicolás Sánchez won it with a 7.48 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

77 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.