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Clarks Hill Cubing 2023

Lincolnton, Georgia · 23 September 2023 · 8 events · 60 competitors · 109 personal bests

Vishwa Sankar won two of the eight events (5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Nathan Smith by 0.50 seconds. 60 competitors produced 109 personal bests, 17 of which still stand today, and five people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Taym Rihawi set the 5×5 single national record: 2:08.79.

Two wins
Vishwa Sankar — 5×5, 6×6
0.50s
closest final — Skewb, Nathan Smith over Rowan Stough
109
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Caleb Chen6.206.43
2×2Nicolás Sánchez0.851.43
5×5Vishwa Sankar48.2951.73
6×6Vishwa Sankar1:35.831:39.43
7×7Jared Stinson2:46.462:51.70
MegaminxJared Stinson35.6240.41
PyraminxKeon Wilson1.311.90
SkewbNathan Smith3.264.36

The PB harvest

109 set · 17 still standing
  • Katie Hull — 5×5 single 46.11: into the top 0.86% of the event's history.
  • Reed Tran — Pyraminx single 2.75: into the top 2.8% of the event's history.
  • Elijah Daniel Anderson — Pyraminx single 3.39: into the top 5.0% of the event's history.
  • Evan Bigby — Pyraminx single 3.62: into the top 6.0% of the event's history.
  • Cameron Porter — Pyraminx single 3.76: into the top 6.5% of the event's history.
  • Cady Shields — 3×3 single 10.76: into the top 9.7% of the event's history.
  • Jade Bowser — Pyraminx single 5.19: into the top 14.4% of the event's history.
  • Will Jenkins — Pyraminx single 5.44: into the top 16.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

Five 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

5 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

60 competitors · 592 results · 8 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. Caleb Chen won it with a 6.43 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

60 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.