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Don't DNS Denton 2023

Denton, Texas · 30 September 2023 · 9 events · 26 competitors · 30 personal bests

Ryan Pilat won three of the nine events (7×7, 4×4 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Noah Swor by 0.97 seconds. 26 competitors produced 30 personal bests, 4 of which still stand today.

The moment

A national record

Robbie Villarica set the Clock single national record: 4.49.

Three wins
Ryan Pilat — 7×7, 4×4 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded
0.97s
closest final — Clock, Noah Swor over Robbie Villarica
30
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
6×6Ray Bai1:45.491:46.57
7×7Ryan Pilat2:40.162:42.66
3×3 blindfoldedNoah Swor17.73
3×3 Fewest MovesNoah Swor24 moves24.67
ClockNoah Swor3.804.65
Square-1Dylan Baumbach5.156.76
4×4 blindfoldedRyan Pilat3:34.61
5×5 blindfoldedRyan Pilat8:11.48
3×3 Multi-BlindJoshua Gao19 of 26 cubes · 1:00:00

The PB harvest

30 set · 4 still standing
  • Robbie Villarica — 6×6 single 1:43.45: into the top 5.1% of the event's history.
  • Luke Cowan — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 28 moves: into the top 9.9% of the event's history.
  • CJ York — 7×7 single 3:39.55: into the top 23.4% of the event's history.
  • Sever Verdín Arambula — Square-1 single 19.23: into the top 26.1% 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

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

26 competitors · 200 results · 9 events.

Everyone who competed

26 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.