Competitions · United States

Cubing Knights IV 2023

Orlando, Florida · 14 October 2023 · 6 events · 109 competitors · 125 personal bests

Carter Bitz won two of the six events (4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Tyler Kochy by 0.52 seconds. 109 competitors produced 125 personal bests, 56 of which still stand today, and 34 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Ali Jawad Parpia set the Square-1 single national record: 9.75.

Two wins

Carter Bitz — 4×4, 5×5

0.52s

closest final — Skewb, Tyler Kochy over Alexander Markoulis

125

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Alexander Persaud	7.02	7.13
2×2	Santino Maiorino	1.87	2.01
4×4	Carter Bitz	25.33	29.52
5×5	Carter Bitz	46.14	52.23
Skewb	Tyler Kochy	2.70	3.75
Square-1	Tyler Kochy	8.06	10.63

The PB harvest

125 set · 56 still standing

Santino Maiorino — 3×3 single 7.04: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
Andrew Mahovich — Skewb single 2.67: into the top 3.5% of the event's history.
Kyle Morse — 3×3 single 9.14: into the top 5.2% of the event's history.
Tyler Johnson — 2×2 single 2.30: into the top 7.0% of the event's history.
Jonathan Pike — 2×2 single 2.69: into the top 10.8% of the event's history.
Liam Crawford — 3×3 single 11.47: into the top 12.0% of the event's history.
Kyle Morse — 2×2 single 2.98: into the top 14.0% of the event's history.
Ethan Ortiz — 3×3 single 12.20: into the top 14.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

34 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

109 competitors · 545 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. Alexander Persaud won it with a 7.13 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

109 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.