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FargoDome 2023

Fargo, North Dakota · 6 May 2023 · 13 events · 47 competitors · 111 personal bests

Brian Johnson won five of the 13 events (3×3, 2×2, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Brian Johnson by 0.15 seconds. 47 competitors produced 111 personal bests, 33 of which still stand today, and nine people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Jackson Yacoub took a Skewb single of 24.51 down to 8.30, 66 percent better in one day.

Five wins
Brian Johnson — 3×3, 2×2, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx, Square-1
0.15s
closest final — 3×3, Brian Johnson over Carter Kucala
111
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Brian Johnson5.916.74
2×2Brian Johnson0.751.42
4×4Carter Bitz25.8328.53
5×5Carter Bitz47.1252.15
6×6Carter Bitz1:35.531:40.82
7×7Carter Bitz2:28.502:34.51
3×3 blindfoldedCarter Kucala21.73
3×3 one-handedBrian Johnson10.5911.73
ClockKaius Young4.265.63
MegaminxBrian Johnson45.1048.11
PyraminxSimon Kellum1.732.31
SkewbCarter Kucala1.832.13
Square-1Brian Johnson6.707.16

The PB harvest

111 set · 33 still standing
  • Brody Meschke — 2×2 single 1.34: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
  • Noah Dunlop — Pyraminx single 3.40: into the top 5.1% of the event's history.
  • Nathon Lakoduk — 3×3 single 9.72: into the top 6.7% of the event's history.
  • Volodymyr Kapustianskyi — Pyraminx single 4.12: into the top 8.3% of the event's history.
  • Zach Calin — Pyraminx single 4.27: into the top 9.0% of the event's history.
  • Nicholas Friesen — 3×3 single 11.31: into the top 11.5% of the event's history.
  • Zach Calin — Square-1 single 13.56: into the top 13.1% of the event's history.
  • Nathon Lakoduk — Pyraminx single 5.09: into the top 13.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

Nine 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

47 competitors · 594 results · 13 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. Brian Johnson won it with a 6.74 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

47 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.