Competitions · United States

Cubing in the Lion's Den 2023

Ellicott City, Maryland · 3 June 2023 · 5 events · 141 competitors · 151 personal bests

Zayn Khanani won two of the five events (2×2, Skewb) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Zayn Khanani by 0.28 seconds. 141 competitors produced 151 personal bests, 51 of which still stand today, and 30 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Đỗ Quang Hưng set the 4×4 single national record: 20.47.

Two wins

Zayn Khanani — 2×2, Skewb

0.28s

closest final — 2×2, Zayn Khanani over Will Callan

151

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Christopher Sun	5.17	6.44
2×2	Zayn Khanani	1.10	1.22
4×4	Đỗ Quang Hưng	20.52	22.84
5×5	Đỗ Quang Hưng	41.31	43.88
Skewb	Zayn Khanani	1.76	2.08

The PB harvest

151 set · 51 still standing

Logan Forsythe — 3×3 single 7.06: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
Mitchell Hum — 4×4 single 29.70: into the top 2.7% of the event's history.
Logan Forsythe — 4×4 single 34.22: into the top 6.0% of the event's history.
Somil Varshney — 3×3 single 10.05: into the top 7.6% of the event's history.
Veer Negandhi — Skewb single 3.51: into the top 7.8% of the event's history.
Logan Forsythe — Skewb single 3.61: into the top 8.4% of the event's history.
Juwon Kim — 3×3 single 10.68: into the top 9.5% of the event's history.
Tyler Soriano — 3×3 single 11.26: into the top 11.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

30 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

3 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

141 competitors · 631 results · 5 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. Christopher Sun won it with a 6.44 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

141 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.