Competitions · United States

Centennial State Cube-Off 2023

Erie, Colorado · 9 September 2023 · 6 events · 85 competitors · 104 personal bests

Jacob Nokes won three of the six events (3×3, 4×4, Square-1) and the closest final was the 4×4, won by Jacob Nokes by 0.31 seconds. 85 competitors produced 104 personal bests, 25 of which still stand today, and 15 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Carter Marshall took a Square-1 single of 29.82 down to 13.60, 54 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Jacob Nokes — 3×3, 4×4, Square-1

0.31s

closest final — 4×4, Jacob Nokes over Jack Bellomy

104

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Jacob Nokes	5.23	7.22
4×4	Jacob Nokes	29.30	31.08
3×3 one-handed	Brayden Wroten	11.08	12.73
Clock	Sula Mareska	5.11	6.19
Skewb	Brayden Wroten	1.78	2.33
Square-1	Jacob Nokes	8.05	9.68

The PB harvest

104 set · 25 still standing

David Brady — Skewb single 1.61: into the top 0.59% of the event's history.
Jacob Fleishauer — 3×3 one-handed single 11.97: into the top 2.9% of the event's history.
David Brady — 4×4 single 30.82: into the top 3.4% of the event's history.
Olivia Schroeder — Skewb single 2.78: into the top 4.0% of the event's history.
Marcus Reagor — 3×3 one-handed single 13.70: into the top 5.6% of the event's history.
Alex Aguayo — Skewb single 3.12: into the top 5.6% of the event's history.
Stone Amsbaugh — Skewb single 3.14: into the top 5.7% of the event's history.
John Tyson Moon Reeke — Skewb single 3.21: into the top 6.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

15 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

85 competitors · 476 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. Jacob Nokes won it with a 7.22 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

85 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.