Competitions · United States

Fountain City 2023

Columbus, Georgia · 1 July 2023 · 5 events · 135 competitors · 126 personal bests

Vishwa Sankar won two of the five events (5×5, Clock) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Kevin Min by 0.17 seconds. 135 competitors produced 126 personal bests, 36 of which still stand today, and 43 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Ali Jawad Parpia set the Clock average national record: 10.61.

Two wins

Vishwa Sankar — 5×5, Clock

0.17s

closest final — Skewb, Kevin Min over Jacob Evarts

126

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Caleb Chen	6.36	7.45
5×5	Vishwa Sankar	43.76	50.74
Clock	Vishwa Sankar	3.61	4.59
Skewb	Kevin Min	3.23	4.16
Square-1	Katie Hull	9.13	11.04

The PB harvest

126 set · 36 still standing

Jared Stinson — Square-1 single 8.57: into the top 3.8% of the event's history.
Nathanael George Waggoner — 3×3 single 10.55: into the top 9.1% of the event's history.
Quintan Anthony Huffman — Skewb single 3.77: into the top 9.4% of the event's history.
Nathan Sachleben — Square-1 single 12.47: into the top 10.8% of the event's history.
Henry A. Wright — Skewb single 4.05: into the top 11.2% of the event's history.
Christopher Cabrera — Square-1 single 15.57: into the top 17.7% of the event's history.
Clay Moore — 5×5 single 1:23.01: into the top 21.6% of the event's history.
Rachel Petitt — 3×3 single 14.27: into the top 21.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

43 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

135 competitors · 593 results · 5 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. Caleb Chen won it with a 7.45 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

135 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.