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Competitions · United States

Evanston Summer Big Cubes 2023

Evanston, Illinois · 20 August 2023 · 7 events · 41 competitors · 68 personal bests

Sheldon Rego won three of the seven events (5×5, 6×6, 7×7) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Kevin Casey by 0.04 seconds. 41 competitors produced 68 personal bests, 18 of which still stand today, and four people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Sheldon Rego set the 7×7 single national record: 2:11.94.

Three wins
Sheldon Rego — 5×5, 6×6, 7×7
0.04s
closest final — 2×2, Kevin Casey over Max Walaszek
68
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Andrew Moy6.677.40
2×2Kevin Casey1.222.01
4×4Carter Thomas27.2434.16
5×5Sheldon Rego54.5956.57
6×6Sheldon Rego1:36.761:41.91
7×7Sheldon Rego2:11.942:20.21
Square-1Carter Thomas8.3311.88

The PB harvest

68 set · 18 still standing
  • Carter Thomas — Square-1 single 8.33: into the top 3.5% of the event's history.
  • Wonder Dygico — 5×5 single 56.45: into the top 3.9% of the event's history.
  • Oshmith Roy — 3×3 single 12.01: into the top 13.9% of the event's history.
  • Melody Parker — 3×3 single 14.06: into the top 21.2% of the event's history.
  • Logan Liu — 3×3 single 14.10: into the top 21.3% of the event's history.
  • Aryeh Belsh — 3×3 single 14.85: into the top 23.9% of the event's history.
  • Aryeh Belsh — 2×2 single 4.51: into the top 33.0% of the event's history.
  • Logan Liu — 4×4 single 57.75: into the top 34.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

Four 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

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

41 competitors · 301 results · 7 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. Andrew Moy won it with a 7.40 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

41 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.