Competitions · United States

DeKalb Cubing Fall 2023

DeKalb, Illinois · 22 October 2023 · 6 events · 103 competitors · 116 personal bests

Henry Lichner won four of the six events (3×3, 4×4, 6×6) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Lucas Lippman-Bruno by 0.24 seconds. 103 competitors produced 116 personal bests, 40 of which still stand today, and 15 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

David Christenson took a 3×3 one-handed single of 1:01.38 down to 20.19, 67 percent better in one day.

Four wins

Henry Lichner — 3×3, 4×4, 6×6, 3×3 one-handed

0.24s

closest final — Skewb, Lucas Lippman-Bruno over Boyd Mayfield

116

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Henry Lichner	7.24	8.01
4×4	Henry Lichner	21.44	26.92
6×6	Henry Lichner	1:27.92	1:30.40
3×3 blindfolded	Brayden Thompson	47.52	—
3×3 one-handed	Henry Lichner	12.81	14.18
Skewb	Lucas Lippman-Bruno	2.85	4.20

The PB harvest

116 set · 40 still standing

Jammir Aloya — 3×3 single 8.49: into the top 3.7% of the event's history.
Akshaansh Chilakapati — Skewb single 2.87: into the top 4.4% of the event's history.
Marcus Simbol — 3×3 single 8.99: into the top 4.8% of the event's history.
Brendon Meyer — Skewb single 3.58: into the top 8.2% of the event's history.
Saharsh Kaparthi — 3×3 single 10.81: into the top 9.9% of the event's history.
Garrick Bambule — Skewb single 4.70: into the top 15.9% of the event's history.
Jack Izzo — 3×3 one-handed single 18.94: into the top 17.6% of the event's history.
Jammir Aloya — Skewb single 5.03: into the top 18.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

15 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

103 competitors · 474 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. Henry Lichner won it with a 8.01 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

103 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.