Competitions · Canada

Cubing Around Metrotown 2023

Burnaby, British Columbia · 2 September 2023 · 6 events · 76 competitors · 108 personal bests

Kyle Santucci won four of the six events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Kyle Santucci by 0.18 seconds. 76 competitors produced 108 personal bests, 37 of which still stand today, and nine people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Abdulrahman Saif set the 2×2 single national record: 4.71.

Four wins

Kyle Santucci — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed

0.18s

closest final — 2×2, Kyle Santucci over Peter Barnwell

108

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Kyle Santucci	5.32	6.20
2×2	Kyle Santucci	2.23	3.23
4×4	Kyle Santucci	30.63	37.01
3×3 one-handed	Kyle Santucci	11.37	13.06
Clock	Alex Moscibroda	6.44	6.81
Pyraminx	Callen Kleij	3.80	4.47

The PB harvest

108 set · 37 still standing

Alvin Wong — 3×3 single 8.98: into the top 4.8% of the event's history.
Kyle Tam — 3×3 one-handed single 14.72: into the top 7.5% of the event's history.
Kai Kopke — 4×4 single 36.05: into the top 7.7% of the event's history.
Samuel Scherrer — 4×4 single 39.63: into the top 11.7% of the event's history.
Tristan Lee — 3×3 one-handed single 17.22: into the top 13.1% of the event's history.
Bangie Vo — 3×3 single 12.21: into the top 14.6% of the event's history.
Andrew Ming — 3×3 one-handed single 18.42: into the top 16.2% of the event's history.
Eric Yang — Pyraminx single 5.51: into the top 16.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

Nine 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

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

76 competitors · 437 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. Kyle Santucci won it with a 6.20 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

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.