Competitions · United States

Bring the Heat AZ 2023

Phoenix, Arizona · 20 August 2023 · 5 events · 92 competitors · 82 personal bests

Dan Tran won two of the five events (4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Isaac Enright by 0.03 seconds. 92 competitors produced 82 personal bests, 37 of which still stand today, and 17 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Isaac Enright took a Clock single of 34.95 down to 15.83, 55 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Dan Tran — 4×4, 5×5

0.03s

closest final — Skewb, Isaac Enright over Dan Tran

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Jeremy Bulambot	6.72	8.17
4×4	Dan Tran	25.89	29.89
5×5	Dan Tran	50.42	56.03
Clock	Sula Mareska	6.39	7.10
Skewb	Isaac Enright	4.12	5.96

The PB harvest

82 set · 37 still standing

Zalman Grossbaum — 3×3 single 6.14: into the top 0.57% of the event's history.
Clark Davis — 3×3 single 7.57: into the top 2.1% of the event's history.
Joseph Joshi Chirayil — 3×3 single 8.15: into the top 3.1% of the event's history.
Trevor Downing — 3×3 single 8.87: into the top 4.6% of the event's history.
Colton A. Miller — 3×3 single 9.36: into the top 5.7% of the event's history.
Colt Gunsolley — 3×3 single 9.37: into the top 5.8% of the event's history.
Xavier W. NcCorchuk — 5×5 single 1:01.17: into the top 6.1% of the event's history.
Calvin Owens — 3×3 single 11.15: into the top 10.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

17 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

92 competitors · 364 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. Jeremy Bulambot won it with a 8.17 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

92 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.