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Cornhusker Cubing Classic 2023

Omaha, Nebraska · 15 July 2023 · 7 events · 69 competitors · 69 personal bests

Carter Bitz won two of the seven events (4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Nathan Rahn by 0.07 seconds. 69 competitors produced 69 personal bests, 28 of which still stand today, and 19 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Keenan Bruce took a 3×3 blindfolded single of 6:12.84 down to 2:58.21, 52 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Carter Bitz — 4×4, 5×5
0.07s
closest final — Pyraminx, Nathan Rahn over Chris Van Der Brink
69
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Brody Lassner5.897.33
4×4Carter Bitz28.3830.96
5×5Carter Bitz50.7152.82
3×3 blindfoldedKaius Young1:08.30
MegaminxWalker Welch57.501:00.18
PyraminxNathan Rahn1.562.65
Square-1Nathan Rahn8.779.74

The PB harvest

69 set · 28 still standing
  • Brody Lassner — 4×4 single 27.10: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
  • Lydia Workman — 5×5 single 51.02: into the top 2.0% of the event's history.
  • Trevor Petersen — 3×3 single 9.16: into the top 5.2% of the event's history.
  • Levi Post — 3×3 single 9.48: into the top 6.1% of the event's history.
  • Jaxson Lee — 3×3 single 9.55: into the top 6.2% of the event's history.
  • Bodie Ardinger Stibal — 3×3 single 9.62: into the top 6.4% of the event's history.
  • Trevor Petersen — 4×4 single 36.46: into the top 8.1% of the event's history.
  • Alden Ellington — 3×3 single 12.68: into the top 16.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

19 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

69 competitors · 342 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. Brody Lassner won it with a 7.33 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

69 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.