Competitions · United States
Fountain City Holiday Special 2023
Columbus, Georgia · 9 December 2023 · 6 events · 47 competitors · 40 personal bests
Tommy Cherry won three of the six events (3×3 blindfolded, Megaminx, Square-1) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Caleb Chen by 0.58 seconds. 47 competitors produced 40 personal bests, 15 of which still stand today, and eleven people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Douglas Chaplow took a 3×3 blindfolded single of 3:43.64 down to 2:01.36, 46 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Caleb Chen | 6.72 | 7.16 |
| 6×6 | Vishwa Sankar | 1:32.74 | 1:36.18 |
| 7×7 | Vishwa Sankar | 2:15.92 | 2:18.95 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Tommy Cherry | 13.62 | — |
| Megaminx | Tommy Cherry | 41.24 | 42.69 |
| Square-1 | Tommy Cherry | 8.17 | 9.74 |
The PB harvest
40 set · 15 still standing- Douglas Chaplow — 3×3 single 7.10: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
- Dylan Tomko — 3×3 single 9.96: into the top 7.3% of the event's history.
- Raymond Goslow — 7×7 single 2:56.93: into the top 9.7% of the event's history.
- Garrett Hadaway — 7×7 single 3:08.15: into the top 12.7% of the event's history.
- Todd Goodwin — 3×3 blindfolded single 1:40.86: into the top 26.9% of the event's history.
- Gavin Zielke — 6×6 single 2:40.12: into the top 30.8% of the event's history.
- Patrick Derk — 3×3 single 19.64: into the top 38.9% of the event's history.
- Douglas Chaplow — 6×6 single 3:06.31: into the top 44.0% of the event's history.
First-timers
Eleven 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 · 215 results · 6 events.
Everyone who competed
47 competitors- Amaya Moreno
- Andrew Lee
- Avery Jonsson
- Benjamin Prindle
- Caleb Chen
- Chirag Sampat
- Christian Gooding
- David Govea
- Douglas Chaplow
- Dylan Tomko
- Eddie Smith
- Eli Smith
- Elijah Elliot
- Ethan Wu
- Garrett Hadaway
- Gavin Zielke
- Jacob DeRouen
- Jacob Parker
- Jaylen Joseph
- Jonathan G. Silverio Ruiz
- Justin Barker
- Kevin Min
- Kevin Wang
- Knox Korver
- Kristian Moreno
- Kruthic Chandrasekar
- Liam E. Lee
- Logan Lingasamy
- Luke Thibodeau
- Miles Drake
- Nate Moreno
- Nathan Sachleben
- Nicolás Sánchez
- Patrick Derk
- Quintan Anthony Huffman
- Raymond Goslow
- Reid McEachin
- Rohan Raj
- Roman Wofford
- Shaashwat Ganesh
- Sidney Rett
- Theodore Fernandez
- Todd Goodwin
- Tommy Cherry
- Vihaan K. Chaudhary
- Vishwa Sankar
- Weston Moreno
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.