Competitions · United States

Cubehenge 2023

Salem, New Hampshire · 11 June 2023 · 7 events · 92 competitors · 125 personal bests

Darren Saito won three of the seven events (4×4, 3×3 one-handed, Clock) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Curtis Chai by 0.10 seconds. 92 competitors produced 125 personal bests, 48 of which still stand today, and 17 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Henry Niemann took a 2×2 single of 6.06 down to 1.32, 78 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Darren Saito — 4×4, 3×3 one-handed, Clock

0.10s

closest final — Pyraminx, Curtis Chai over Abhinav Govindaraju

125

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Gabriel Garber Burd	6.59	7.31
2×2	Curtis Chai	1.57	1.83
4×4	Darren Saito	28.60	31.74
5×5	Cameron Soulagnet	53.61	56.24
3×3 one-handed	Darren Saito	11.97	13.61
Clock	Darren Saito	5.39	5.87
Pyraminx	Curtis Chai	1.88	2.96

The PB harvest

125 set · 48 still standing

Abhinav Govindaraju — Pyraminx single 1.46: into the top 0.37% of the event's history.
Derek White — 2×2 single 1.12: into the top 0.82% of the event's history.
Noah Sadowsky — 2×2 single 1.23: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
Henry Niemann — 2×2 single 1.32: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
Ryan Prendible — 2×2 single 1.39: into the top 1.7% of the event's history.
Chris Yeager — Pyraminx single 2.34: into the top 1.8% of the event's history.
Abhinav Govindaraju — 3×3 single 7.61: into the top 2.1% of the event's history.
Jesse Mailloux — 2×2 single 1.78: into the top 3.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

17 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

92 competitors · 526 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. Gabriel Garber Burd won it with a 7.31 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

92 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.