Competitions · United States

Cubing In Creek 2023

Greenwood Village, Colorado · 20 May 2023 · 6 events · 76 competitors · 96 personal bests

Jacob Nokes won three of the six events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Stone Amsbaugh by 0.27 seconds. 76 competitors produced 96 personal bests, 21 of which still stand today, and 20 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Alexis Medina took a 4×4 single of 2:26.20 down to 56.34, 61 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Jacob Nokes — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5

0.27s

closest final — 3×3 one-handed, Stone Amsbaugh over Jacob Nokes

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Jacob Nokes	6.53	7.65
2×2	Jack Bellomy	2.69	3.23
4×4	Jacob Nokes	23.87	29.56
5×5	Jacob Nokes	45.76	47.90
3×3 one-handed	Stone Amsbaugh	12.70	16.56
Pyraminx	Jack Bellomy	2.64	2.75

The PB harvest

96 set · 21 still standing

Joe Danforth — 3×3 single 9.74: into the top 6.7% of the event's history.
Henry David Brubaker — 3×3 single 12.41: into the top 15.3% of the event's history.
Marc Herrera — 3×3 single 12.66: into the top 16.2% of the event's history.
Caleb Pelster — 4×4 single 48.29: into the top 22.5% of the event's history.
Benjamin Eha — Pyraminx single 6.46: into the top 23.5% of the event's history.
Justin Sanchez — 2×2 single 3.82: into the top 24.2% of the event's history.
Joe Danforth — 4×4 single 50.70: into the top 25.6% of the event's history.
Jaxon Morrow — Pyraminx single 6.96: into the top 27.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

20 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 · 459 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. Jacob Nokes won it with a 7.65 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

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.