Competitions · Republic of Korea

Daegu Hot Spring 2023

대구광역시 (Daegu) · 15 April 2023 · 8 events · 276 competitors · 183 personal bests

Seung Hyuk Nahm (남승혁) won three of the eight events (4×4, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Jungwoo Ha (하정우) by 0.11 seconds. 276 competitors produced 183 personal bests, 50 of which still stand today, and 153 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Seung Hyuk Nahm (남승혁) set the 3×3 average national record: 5.77.

Three wins

Seung Hyuk Nahm (남승혁) — 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed

0.11s

closest final — 2×2, Jungwoo Ha (하정우) over Anatole Volongo

183

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Anatole Volongo	5.95	6.90
2×2	Jungwoo Ha (하정우)	1.60	1.83
4×4	Seung Hyuk Nahm (남승혁)	20.62	23.90
5×5	Seung Hyuk Nahm (남승혁)	39.14	44.19
6×6	DongSoo Park (박동수)	1:22.29	1:27.56
3×3 one-handed	Seung Hyuk Nahm (남승혁)	11.34	12.14
Megaminx	DongSoo Park (박동수)	35.46	39.11
Skewb	Jungwoo Kim (김정우)	3.04	3.27

The PB harvest

183 set · 50 still standing

Ji Won Yang — 3×3 one-handed single 13.73: into the top 5.6% of the event's history.
Ji Won Yang — 4×4 single 33.88: into the top 5.7% of the event's history.
Heonjae Jung (정헌재) — 3×3 single 9.91: into the top 7.2% of the event's history.
Jerry Hwang (황동욱) — 2×2 single 2.33: into the top 7.3% of the event's history.
Park Gyeong Yeol (박경열) — 2×2 single 2.51: into the top 9.0% of the event's history.
Jun Myeong Kim (김준명) — Megaminx single 58.29: into the top 9.1% of the event's history.
Jimmy Oh (오동현) — 3×3 single 10.81: into the top 9.9% of the event's history.
Park Gyeong Yeol (박경열) — 4×4 single 38.33: into the top 10.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

153 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

276 competitors · 891 results · 8 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. Anatole Volongo won it with a 6.90 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

276 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.