Competitions · United States
FoCo Cubing 2023
Fort Collins, Colorado · 1 July 2023 · 6 events · 40 competitors · 43 personal bests
Jacob Nokes won five of the six events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Jacob Nokes by 0.53 seconds. 40 competitors produced 43 personal bests, 12 of which still stand today, and eight people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Evan Wilson took a Megaminx single of 2:47.76 down to 1:32.89, 45 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Jacob Nokes | 5.68 | 8.51 |
| 4×4 | Jacob Nokes | 27.65 | 29.68 |
| 5×5 | Jacob Nokes | 49.11 | 50.33 |
| 7×7 | Jacob Nokes | 2:28.95 | 2:32.72 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Oliver Michael Sitja Sichel | 12.76 | 15.36 |
| Megaminx | Jacob Nokes | 56.66 | 1:04.17 |
The PB harvest
43 set · 12 still standing- Oliver Michael Sitja Sichel — 3×3 one-handed single 10.70: into the top 1.6% of the event's history.
- Ryan Kindt — 4×4 single 41.24: into the top 13.6% of the event's history.
- Nathan Orwick — 3×3 single 12.30: into the top 14.9% of the event's history.
- Luke Meszar — Megaminx single 1:10.97: into the top 16.2% of the event's history.
- Lincoln Solt — 5×5 single 1:25.27: into the top 23.5% of the event's history.
- Nathan Orwick — 4×4 single 50.67: into the top 25.5% of the event's history.
- Sebastian Ezra Buchhammer — 3×3 single 20.21: into the top 40.5% of the event's history.
- Nathan Orwick — 3×3 one-handed single 32.88: into the top 53.1% of the event's history.
First-timers
Eight 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
40 competitors · 238 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. Jacob Nokes won it with a 8.51 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
D R' D2 F2 D2 U B2 L2 R2 U' F2 L B U' F' L U2 R U2 - 2
L' B' L2 B D' L2 D' R2 D2 B2 U L2 U B R F L2 F2 D R - 3
F2 L2 U' F2 D' R2 D U B2 D2 U' F R U2 B D L D' R2 - 4
F' R D' L' F' B2 R' F2 D2 B2 U B2 U F2 D2 B2 R U' B' - 5
R2 F U B D' B L U' F U R2 F2 B U2 B' D2 R2 L2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
40 competitors- Abhi Chawla
- Alex Aguayo
- Alex Howell
- Anthony Jones
- Caleb Robert
- Carter Marshall
- Colin Dailey
- Dawson Robert
- Elizabeth Cutting
- Elliott Crane
- Evan Wilson
- Hudson Stuart
- Jacob Louis Duncan
- Jacob Nokes
- Jake Lee
- Jessica Wade
- Joaquin Hernandez
- Julian Jones
- Junior Solis
- Leia Jiang
- Lillia Breeden
- Lincoln Solt
- Luke Meszar
- Marc Lutz
- Matthew Wilson
- Nathan Orwick
- Nick Ralston
- Oliver Michael Sitja Sichel
- Phoenix Yatabe
- Rhys Mason
- Ryan Kindt
- Sebastian Ezra Buchhammer
- Sienna Bruso
- Stone Amsbaugh
- Taren White
- Tyler Sellin
- Watney Bruso
- William Ralston
- Willow Bruso
- Zachary Miller
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.