Competitions · United States

Door County Cube Challenge 2023

Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin · 20 May 2023 · 6 events · 83 competitors · 86 personal bests

Zeke Mackay won four of the six events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Simon Kellum by 0.12 seconds. 83 competitors produced 86 personal bests, 21 of which still stand today, and 20 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Riley Copas took a 2×2 single of 7.02 down to 3.30, 53 percent better in one day.

Four wins

Zeke Mackay — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, Megaminx

0.12s

closest final — 2×2, Simon Kellum over Zeke Mackay

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Zeke Mackay	6.27	6.92
2×2	Simon Kellum	1.72	2.65
4×4	Zeke Mackay	23.74	27.63
5×5	Zeke Mackay	56.06	59.50
Megaminx	Zeke Mackay	46.88	48.43
Pyraminx	Simon Kellum	2.02	2.51

The PB harvest

86 set · 21 still standing

Noel Long — 3×3 single 8.71: into the top 4.2% of the event's history.
Joshua Block — 3×3 single 10.53: into the top 9.0% of the event's history.
Emiliano Figueroa — 3×3 single 11.16: into the top 11.0% of the event's history.
Noel Long — 4×4 single 39.65: into the top 11.7% of the event's history.
Noel Long — 2×2 single 2.80: into the top 12.0% of the event's history.
Mason Fosheim — 2×2 single 2.91: into the top 13.2% of the event's history.
Lucas T. Lehnert — 3×3 single 12.82: into the top 16.8% of the event's history.
Ty Portzen — 2×2 single 3.34: into the top 18.3% 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

83 competitors · 480 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. Zeke Mackay won it with a 6.92 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

83 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.