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Provo, Utah · 19 August 2023 · 4 events · 134 competitors · 130 personal bests

Peter Augustine won the 3×3 with a 9.36 and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Peter Augustine by 0.04 seconds. 134 competitors produced 130 personal bests, 59 of which still stand today, and 29 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Aiden Beenken took a Skewb single of 34.77 down to 9.60, 72 percent better in one day.

events decided

0.04s

closest final — 3×3, Peter Augustine over Canyon Pettitt

130

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Peter Augustine	8.67	9.36
4×4	Eric Pesci	29.38	33.73
3×3 one-handed	Canyon Pettitt	13.35	14.89
Skewb	Ace Schembri	3.50	4.52

The PB harvest

130 set · 59 still standing

Connor Pavicic — 3×3 single 6.49: into the top 0.84% of the event's history.
Damian Wilding — 3×3 single 7.28: into the top 1.7% of the event's history.
Samuel Klos — 3×3 single 7.34: into the top 1.8% of the event's history.
Peter Augustine — 3×3 one-handed single 11.85: into the top 2.8% of the event's history.
Alan Fife — 3×3 single 8.24: into the top 3.2% of the event's history.
Peter Preston — 3×3 single 8.40: into the top 3.5% of the event's history.
Nathan P. Johnson — 3×3 single 8.56: into the top 3.9% of the event's history.
Zachary Barrus — 3×3 single 8.71: into the top 4.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

29 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

134 competitors · 497 results · 4 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. Peter Augustine won it with a 9.36 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

134 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.