Competitions · United States

Cubetcha 2023

St. Paul, Minnesota · 28 October 2023 · 6 events · 147 competitors · 152 personal bests

Carter Kucala won two of the six events (3×3, Skewb) and the closest final was the 4×4, won by Kaius Young by 0.41 seconds. 147 competitors produced 152 personal bests, 59 of which still stand today, and 37 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Kya White took a Skewb single of 1:06.63 down to 14.90, 78 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Carter Kucala — 3×3, Skewb

0.41s

closest final — 4×4, Kaius Young over Carter Kucala

152

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Carter Kucala	5.53	6.75
2×2	Nathan Rahn	1.25	2.20
4×4	Kaius Young	30.06	31.16
7×7	Walker Welch	2:31.06	2:41.41
3×3 blindfolded	Andy Wong	20.79	—
Skewb	Carter Kucala	1.42	2.77

The PB harvest

152 set · 59 still standing

Lewis Sutton — 3×3 single 8.77: into the top 4.3% of the event's history.
Armando Dian — 2×2 single 2.28: into the top 6.9% of the event's history.
Jackson Jarvis — 3×3 single 10.64: into the top 9.4% of the event's history.
Kristin Knowles — 2×2 single 2.57: into the top 9.6% of the event's history.
Graham DeCamillis — 2×2 single 2.64: into the top 10.3% of the event's history.
Cooper Swanson — 3×3 single 11.14: into the top 10.9% of the event's history.
Trent Johnson — 3×3 single 11.62: into the top 12.6% of the event's history.
Joshua Hannant — Skewb single 4.26: into the top 12.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

37 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

147 competitors · 794 results · 6 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. Carter Kucala won it with a 6.75 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

147 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.