Competitions · United States
Dunkirk Winter 2023
Dunkirk, Maryland · 14 January 2023 · 6 events · 56 competitors · 84 personal bests
Michael Nielsen won three of the six events (3×3, 4×4, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Will Callan by 0.06 seconds. 56 competitors produced 84 personal bests, 17 of which still stand today, and five people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Warren Morris took a Pyraminx single of 14.40 down to 6.23, 57 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Michael Nielsen | 5.88 | 6.73 |
| 2×2 | Will Callan | 1.59 | 1.78 |
| 4×4 | Michael Nielsen | 29.73 | 33.42 |
| Clock | Sula Mareska | 5.46 | 6.37 |
| Pyraminx | Michael Nielsen | 1.52 | 1.96 |
| Square-1 | Shaun Mack | 6.63 | 7.65 |
The PB harvest
84 set · 17 still standing- Zach Ridall — 3×3 single 5.97: into the top 0.47% of the event's history.
- Noah Nelson — 3×3 single 9.61: into the top 6.4% of the event's history.
- Nathan Dur — 2×2 single 2.56: into the top 9.5% of the event's history.
- Adam Martinson — 2×2 single 2.78: into the top 11.8% of the event's history.
- Jacob Livai — Square-1 single 14.65: into the top 15.6% of the event's history.
- Noah Nelson — 2×2 single 3.20: into the top 16.6% of the event's history.
- Mehmet T. Arslan — 3×3 single 13.69: into the top 19.9% of the event's history.
- Ian Martinson — Pyraminx single 7.85: into the top 35.0% of the event's history.
First-timers
Five 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 · 340 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. Michael Nielsen won it with a 6.73 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
F2 L2 U2 F2 R2 D' U' L' F' L' R' D2 U B2 U2 R2 F D - 2
B R' U D R' U L B2 R' D2 F2 B2 D L2 D' F2 L2 D F2 - 3
L' D2 F2 L B2 L2 U2 L' B' L' B2 R2 D' L' D L B' U2 - 4
R L' U' L' D' L' U2 L B2 U B' R2 U2 B2 R' U2 F2 B2 L - 5
U2 L R2 B2 U2 F2 D' F2 L2 D2 L' F2 D' R D' F2 D' B L2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
56 competitors- Aaron Cabrera
- Adam Martinson
- Anthony Ciuccio
- Bobby Mapp
- Brad Hoffman
- Caroline Holland
- Carson Zheng
- Charles Jerome
- Charlie Fitzgerald
- Corey Sakowski
- Deniz Atak
- Eli Harris
- Emmet Guertin
- Gavin Benton
- Henry Strella
- Hunter David Paige
- Ian Martinson
- Jacob Livai
- Jasmine Lee
- Jed Silverman
- Joaquin Ancheta
- Joaquín Villablanca
- Joshua Diamond
- Julia Korowajczuk Nader
- Kian Mohassel
- Konrad Julian Jefferson Krafft
- Kyle Meade
- Ledger Ramirez
- Magnius Cikotas
- Matthew Tender
- Mehmet T. Arslan
- Michael Nielsen
- Nathan Budzichowski
- Nathan Dur
- Noah Nelson
- Nora Mudd
- Om Khatadia
- Om Savalia
- Panashe Sharma
- Paulo Korowajczuk Nader
- Peter Still
- Pierce Tickle
- Robert Mapp IV
- Sam Popp
- Samuel Garrett
- Shaun Mack
- Somil Varshney
- Sula Mareska
- Timothy Stepanus
- Toby Waters
- Tyler Mauck
- Warren Morris
- Wesley Chase
- Will Callan
- Wilson Dawson
- Zach Ridall
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.