Competitions · United States
Cicero 2023
Cicero, New York · 3 December 2023 · 7 events · 55 competitors · 63 personal bests
Evan Liu won three of the seven events (6×6, 7×7, Clock) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Andrew Mao by 0.34 seconds. 55 competitors produced 63 personal bests, 14 of which still stand today, and 15 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Blake Kelty took a 2×2 single of 9.86 down to 3.74, 62 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Noah Melita | 6.44 | 8.38 |
| 2×2 | Andrew Mao | 1.40 | 1.80 |
| 6×6 | Evan Liu | 1:41.51 | 1:47.02 |
| 7×7 | Evan Liu | 2:35.83 | 2:41.53 |
| Clock | Evan Liu | 4.54 | 5.13 |
| Skewb | Andrew Mao | 2.70 | 4.04 |
| Square-1 | Noah Melita | 9.66 | 10.69 |
The PB harvest
63 set · 14 still standing- Noah Melita — Square-1 single 6.86: into the top 1.6% of the event's history.
- Edgar Miranda — 2×2 single 1.52: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
- Edward Habeck IV — Skewb single 2.95: into the top 4.8% of the event's history.
- Nicholas Hampp — 3×3 single 9.01: into the top 4.9% of the event's history.
- Nicholas Hampp — Square-1 single 11.82: into the top 9.5% of the event's history.
- Andrew Mao — 6×6 single 2:02.02: into the top 11.8% of the event's history.
- Nathan Smith — 2×2 single 3.36: into the top 18.5% of the event's history.
- Blake Kelty — 2×2 single 3.74: into the top 23.2% 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
55 competitors · 317 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. Noah Melita won it with a 8.38 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
L' U' R' B' U2 R2 L D2 F D2 F L2 D2 B U2 D2 L U' B2 - 2
U L2 F2 U B2 U B2 D2 L2 D L2 F' D' L' B F2 R2 U' F2 L' - 3
F L' U2 B2 L2 D2 L2 F2 L F2 U B2 F2 R' U2 B2 D B D2 R - 4
U B' D2 B' R2 B2 D2 L2 U2 B R2 D2 F L' F' D2 L' D' R - 5
L B2 R D2 U2 L2 F2 U L D' R2 D' B' D' F' D' B'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
55 competitors- Addy Coolidge
- Albert Niyonyishu
- Alex Cohen
- Andrew Dulak
- Andrew Mao
- Andrew O'Connor
- Benjamin Bell
- Bentley Andrews
- Blake Kelty
- Brando Fusco
- Brandon Brazill
- Davis Johnson
- Donovan Fusilli
- Edgar Miranda
- Edward Habeck IV
- Eli Ozsvath
- Eric Strauss
- Ernie Pulchny
- Ethan Qiu
- Ethan Street
- Evan Liu
- Evan Waters
- Greyson Salibrici
- Henry Mosher
- Ibrahim Kaleem
- Ilana Greenberg
- Jackson Sharpsteen
- Johann C. Kim
- Joseph Jones
- Joshua Dulak
- Leo Morse
- Liam Kavanagh
- Lilly North
- Logan Norton
- Louis Truong
- Matthew Chermak
- Max Stanton
- Michael Francis
- Molly Wescott
- Nathan Smith
- Nicholas D. Burlarley
- Nicholas Hampp
- Nicholas Houghton
- Nick Coppola
- Nico Ozsvath
- Noah Melita
- Rex Ozsvath
- Samson Schaefer
- Sanjith Chadalavada
- Skylar Porter
- Thomas A. Jones III
- William Liang
- William Millecchia
- Winston Alexander
- Zachary Chermak
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.