Competitions · United States
Battle at Fort Hays Kansas 2023
Hays, Kansas · 9 September 2023 · 6 events · 53 competitors · 67 personal bests
Aaron Huynh won two of the six events (3×3, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Jake Maddox by 0.86 seconds. 53 competitors produced 67 personal bests, 17 of which still stand today, and 14 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Anderson Meyers took a Pyraminx single of 33.68 down to 13.30, 61 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Aaron Huynh | 4.57 | 5.63 |
| 2×2 | Jake Maddox | 1.99 | 2.50 |
| 5×5 | Lydia Workman | 1:01.69 | 1:05.21 |
| Clock | Ben Tibbetts | 5.49 | 5.99 |
| Pyraminx | Aaron Huynh | 2.00 | 3.54 |
| Square-1 | Ben Tibbetts | 12.37 | 14.25 |
The PB harvest
67 set · 17 still standing- Ellery Dillon — Pyraminx single 2.02: into the top 1.2% of the event's history.
- Noah Tuttle — 2×2 single 2.83: into the top 12.3% of the event's history.
- Isaac Lindsey — 5×5 single 1:14.95: into the top 15.3% of the event's history.
- Nicholas Zayd — 3×3 single 14.37: into the top 22.3% of the event's history.
- Luke Johnson — 3×3 single 15.45: into the top 25.9% of the event's history.
- Ellery Dillon — 5×5 single 1:30.20: into the top 27.5% of the event's history.
- Michael Vongphakdy — 3×3 single 16.44: into the top 29.2% of the event's history.
- Stellan Crawford — Pyraminx single 7.27: into the top 30.1% of the event's history.
First-timers
14 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 · 327 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. Aaron Huynh won it with a 5.63 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
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L2 D2 F' U2 L2 U2 L2 B' D2 B2 R2 D L2 R2 F' L' U B' D2 R - 2
B L2 U' F' U R' F2 U2 F D2 L2 U D2 B2 D B2 L2 U F2 R2 - 3
D2 B R2 U2 F2 R2 D2 B2 R2 B' U' R2 U2 B L B D' B' L2 R - 4
F2 R2 D' R2 D U2 B2 D R2 F2 L' D' R2 B F' L2 B D2 R U' - 5
F B2 D2 F2 D2 U' F2 L2 D L' R D2 L2 D' R' D R B F
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
53 competitors- Aaron Huynh
- Anderson Meyers
- Anderson Miller
- Anthony Brungardt
- Arwen Tuttle
- Aspen Archuleta
- Ben Erwin
- Ben Tibbetts
- Benjamin Cherry
- Brecken Moss
- Brooks Miller
- Caleb Clark
- Carlos A. Tristan
- Carson Madsen
- Cayden Heskje
- Cecilia Clark
- Christian Nguyen
- Connor Nguyen
- Connor Seelig
- Cooper Jackson
- Dan Smith
- Dominic Brungardt
- Drake I. Scott
- Dru Weimer
- Edith Dillon
- Ellery Dillon
- Felix Logback
- Hailey Doyle
- Isaac Lindsey
- Isaac Wesolowski
- Isabel Loney
- Isaiah Robl
- Jacob Fisher
- Jake Maddox
- Jeremiah Hufcut
- Judah Sprague
- Liam O'Leary
- Liam Savoy
- Lucas Jolly
- Luke Johnson
- Lydia Workman
- Michael Vongphakdy
- Mickey Doyle
- Nicholas Zayd
- Noah Tuttle
- Orrin Simpkins
- Owen Suter
- Ryan Standifer
- Ryker Barrett
- Selena Wiechman
- Shawn Doyle
- Stellan Crawford
- Tim Suter
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.