Competitions · United States

CubingUSA Nationals 2023

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · 27 July 2023 · 17 events · 1028 competitors · 1265 personal bests

Max Park won six of the 17 events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Square-1, won by Sameer Aggarwal by 0.00 seconds. 1028 competitors produced 1265 personal bests, 342 of which still stand today.

The moment

A world record

Max Park set the 5×5 single world record: 32.88.

Six wins

Max Park — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, 3×3 one-handed

0.00s

closest final — Square-1, Sameer Aggarwal over Max Siauw

1265

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Max Park	4.95	5.52
2×2	Zayn Khanani	0.79	1.23
4×4	Max Park	20.09	21.60
5×5	Max Park	32.88	40.48
6×6	Max Park	1:05.22	1:09.11
7×7	Max Park	1:44.89	1:47.05
3×3 blindfolded	Tommy Cherry	13.23	15.12
3×3 Fewest Moves	Alexei Sinyavin	21 moves	22.00
3×3 one-handed	Max Park	8.95	9.25
Clock	Tommy Cherry	3.27	3.50
Megaminx	Nicolas Naing	27.49	29.74
Pyraminx	Michael Nielsen	1.61	1.93
Skewb	Simon Kellum	1.99	2.36
Square-1	Sameer Aggarwal	4.84	5.68
4×4 blindfolded	Stanley Chapel	1:16.32	1:20.03
5×5 blindfolded	Stanley Chapel	2:42.17	—
3×3 Multi-Blind	Graham Siggins	54 of 60 cubes · 1:00:02	—

The PB harvest

1265 set · 342 still standing

Max Siauw — 2×2 single 0.83: into the top 0.27% of the event's history.
Henry Lichner — Pyraminx single 1.68: into the top 0.65% of the event's history.
Kye Carretero — 2×2 single 1.27: into the top 1.3% of the event's history.
Brad Hoffman — 2×2 single 1.32: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
Jeremy Sheng — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 21 moves: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
Chris Van Der Brink — 2×2 single 1.35: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
Cylas Ogea — 2×2 single 1.36: into the top 1.6% of the event's history.
Alex Tompa — 2×2 single 1.38: into the top 1.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

No people competed for the first time at this competition. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

10 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

1028 competitors · 8427 results · 17 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. Max Park won it with a 5.52 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

1,028 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.