Competitions · United States

Cubing Knights V 2023

Orlando, Florida · 16 December 2023 · 6 events · 99 competitors · 110 personal bests

Noah Swor won four of the six events (2×2, 3×3 one-handed, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Noah Swor by 0.08 seconds. 99 competitors produced 110 personal bests, 49 of which still stand today, and 21 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Ali Jawad Parpia set the Clock single national record: 6.75.

Four wins

Noah Swor — 2×2, 3×3 one-handed, Pyraminx, Square-1

0.08s

closest final — Pyraminx, Noah Swor over Tommy Cherry

110

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Alexander Persaud	5.67	7.76
2×2	Noah Swor	1.53	1.65
3×3 one-handed	Noah Swor	11.42	13.79
Clock	Vishwa Sankar	3.31	4.65
Pyraminx	Noah Swor	1.63	3.15
Square-1	Noah Swor	5.74	8.82

The PB harvest

110 set · 49 still standing

Owen Brooks — 2×2 single 1.28: into the top 1.3% of the event's history.
Sean Hartman — Clock single 4.38: into the top 3.1% of the event's history.
Nathaniel Gagnon — 3×3 single 8.25: into the top 3.2% of the event's history.
Avi Jain — 3×3 single 9.57: into the top 6.3% of the event's history.
Nathaniel Gagnon — Clock single 5.92: into the top 7.0% of the event's history.
Edison Ooi — 2×2 single 2.30: into the top 7.0% of the event's history.
Tyler Hicks — Clock single 7.35: into the top 12.4% of the event's history.
Nathaniel Gagnon — 2×2 single 2.85: into the top 12.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

21 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

99 competitors · 560 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 7.76 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

99 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.