Competitions · United States

Colorado Cold Hands Showdown 2023

Centennial, Colorado · 2 December 2023 · 5 events · 76 competitors · 77 personal bests

Jacob Nokes won three of the five events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Alex Aguayo by 0.11 seconds. 76 competitors produced 77 personal bests, 25 of which still stand today, and 13 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Truman Clack took a Pyraminx single of 24.40 down to 11.37, 53 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Jacob Nokes — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5

0.11s

closest final — 2×2, Alex Aguayo over Jude Doland

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Jacob Nokes	6.18	6.92
2×2	Alex Aguayo	2.42	3.08
4×4	Jacob Nokes	24.20	28.37
5×5	Jacob Nokes	46.04	48.90
Pyraminx	Raymos Castillo	3.59	4.27

The PB harvest

77 set · 25 still standing

Braedyn Davis — 3×3 single 8.57: into the top 3.9% of the event's history.
Brendan Flynn — Pyraminx single 3.75: into the top 6.5% of the event's history.
Eli Disbrow — 3×3 single 10.36: into the top 8.5% of the event's history.
Braedyn Davis — 2×2 single 2.54: into the top 9.3% of the event's history.
Braedyn Davis — 5×5 single 1:07.09: into the top 9.7% of the event's history.
Silas Anderson — Pyraminx single 5.69: into the top 17.7% of the event's history.
Dylan Mays — 3×3 single 14.81: into the top 23.8% of the event's history.
Nathan Slack — 4×4 single 50.15: into the top 24.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

13 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

76 competitors · 374 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. Jacob Nokes won it with a 6.92 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

76 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.