Competitions · United States

BeCubed Spring 2023

Rio Rancho, New Mexico · 29 April 2023 · 7 events · 87 competitors · 82 personal bests

Dan Tran won four of the seven events (4×4, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Ivan Vanek by 0.12 seconds. 87 competitors produced 82 personal bests, 47 of which still stand today, and 44 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Emerson Bryce Rexroth took a 3×3 single of 58.45 down to 20.19, 65 percent better in one day.

Four wins

Dan Tran — 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed, Pyraminx

0.12s

closest final — 2×2, Ivan Vanek over Jeremy Bulambot

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Jeremy Bulambot	7.39	7.80
2×2	Ivan Vanek	1.41	2.36
4×4	Dan Tran	26.84	27.73
5×5	Dan Tran	53.88	58.27
3×3 one-handed	Dan Tran	11.17	13.68
Pyraminx	Dan Tran	3.98	4.69
Square-1	Calvin Nielson	6.05	7.98

The PB harvest

82 set · 47 still standing

Mack Pokorny — 3×3 single 9.92: into the top 7.2% of the event's history.
Thatcher Toone — 4×4 single 40.82: into the top 13.1% of the event's history.
Samuel Maloney — 3×3 single 11.90: into the top 13.6% of the event's history.
Samuel Maloney — 2×2 single 2.96: into the top 13.8% of the event's history.
Lula Lo — 4×4 single 42.48: into the top 15.1% of the event's history.
Mack Pokorny — 4×4 single 43.96: into the top 17.0% of the event's history.
Lula Lo — 2×2 single 3.27: into the top 17.4% of the event's history.
Samuel Maloney — Pyraminx single 6.08: into the top 20.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

44 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

87 competitors · 434 results · 7 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. Jeremy Bulambot won it with a 7.80 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

87 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.