Competitions · United States
Cubing up the UP 2023
Gladstone, Michigan · 8 April 2023 · 8 events · 30 competitors · 24 personal bests
Brian Johnson won four of the eight events (3×3, 2×2, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 6×6, won by Silas Breault by 0.02 seconds. 30 competitors produced 24 personal bests, 8 of which still stand today, and six people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Zeke Olver took a 2×2 single of 16.89 down to 4.90, 71 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Brian Johnson | 5.00 | 6.46 |
| 2×2 | Brian Johnson | 1.25 | 1.53 |
| 4×4 | Zeke Mackay | 26.74 | 29.16 |
| 6×6 | Silas Breault | 1:46.75 | 1:51.74 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Brian Johnson | 9.61 | 11.98 |
| Pyraminx | Simon Kellum | 1.47 | 1.95 |
| Skewb | Brian Johnson | 3.00 | 3.59 |
| Square-1 | Carter Kucala | 7.64 | 9.10 |
The PB harvest
24 set · 8 still standing- David Madigan — 3×3 one-handed single 16.88: into the top 12.3% of the event's history.
- Miles Tucker Vang — 3×3 single 13.24: into the top 18.3% of the event's history.
- Zeke Olver — 2×2 single 4.90: into the top 38.1% of the event's history.
- Matthew Reilly — 3×3 single 24.63: into the top 51.8% of the event's history.
- Miles Tucker Vang — Pyraminx single 10.75: into the top 58.7% of the event's history.
- Miles Tucker Vang — Skewb single 13.00: into the top 70.7% of the event's history.
- Zeke Olver — Pyraminx single 12.74: into the top 71.5% of the event's history.
- Zeke Olver — 3×3 single 37.06: into the top 73.3% of the event's history.
First-timers
Six 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
30 competitors · 295 results · 8 events.
Everyone who competed
30 competitors- Ant Irizarry
- Ashley Gray
- Beau Dusterwinkle
- Brian Johnson
- Carter Cieslewicz
- Carter Kucala
- Conrad Spieles
- Dana Clausen
- David Madigan
- Eric Zhang
- Jeremy Creasy
- Joe Kucala
- Joseph Pabian
- Linus Vork
- Lisa Kucala
- Luke Selle
- Matthew Johnson
- Matthew Reilly
- Maxwell Renkas
- Michael Conard
- Miles Tucker Vang
- Nathan Rahn
- Shain Papalotl Longbehn
- Silas Breault
- Simon Kellum
- Thomas Johnson
- Vrishank Pulavarty
- Walker Welch
- Zeke Mackay
- Zeke Olver
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.