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Competitions · United States

Don't Fall Off Devils Tower 2023

Gillette, Wyoming · 8 April 2023 · 6 events · 56 competitors · 58 personal bests

Daniel Mullen won four of the six events (3×3, 4×4, Megaminx) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Daniel Mullen by 0.37 seconds. 56 competitors produced 58 personal bests, 11 of which still stand today, and 20 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Josh Page took a 2×2 single of 10.28 down to 4.83, 53 percent better in one day.

Four wins
Daniel Mullen — 3×3, 4×4, Megaminx, Skewb
0.37s
closest final — 3×3, Daniel Mullen over Braik Hurm
58
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Daniel Mullen7.608.87
2×2Ellery Dillon1.632.01
4×4Daniel Mullen32.7034.99
3×3 blindfoldedElizabeth Cutting51.17
MegaminxDaniel Mullen53.3056.03
SkewbDaniel Mullen3.093.95

The PB harvest

58 set · 11 still standing
  • Ryan Schock — 4×4 single 31.92: into the top 4.1% of the event's history.
  • Ranson Wu Thayambath — 3×3 single 9.95: into the top 7.3% of the event's history.
  • Elizabeth Cutting — 3×3 blindfolded single 44.14: into the top 8.0% of the event's history.
  • Leonidas Vladimir Vaughn Holloman — 3×3 single 12.83: into the top 16.8% of the event's history.
  • Ben Tibbetts — 3×3 blindfolded single 1:40.31: into the top 26.7% of the event's history.
  • Jace Clawson — 2×2 single 4.05: into the top 27.1% of the event's history.
  • Jackson Giuseffi — 2×2 single 4.29: into the top 30.2% of the event's history.
  • Carter Allred — Skewb single 6.74: into the top 31.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

20 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

56 competitors · 303 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. Daniel Mullen won it with a 8.87 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

56 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.