Competitions · United States

Happy Holidays Colorado 2023

Aurora, Colorado · 30 December 2023 · 6 events · 91 competitors · 101 personal bests

Jacob Nokes won two of the six events (4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Reed W. Richardson by 0.33 seconds. 91 competitors produced 101 personal bests, 27 of which still stand today, and 20 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Benjamin Craven took a Skewb single of 16.79 down to 7.08, 58 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Jacob Nokes — 4×4, 5×5

0.33s

closest final — Clock, Reed W. Richardson over Brayden Wroten

101

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Jack Bellomy	6.17	7.50
4×4	Jacob Nokes	25.20	28.98
5×5	Jacob Nokes	42.44	50.18
Clock	Reed W. Richardson	3.38	5.21
Skewb	Brayden Wroten	1.79	2.42
Square-1	Oliver Michael Sitja Sichel	10.10	11.50

The PB harvest

101 set · 27 still standing

Jack Roe — 3×3 single 5.95: into the top 0.46% of the event's history.
Zachary Miller — 3×3 single 6.86: into the top 1.2% of the event's history.
Reid James Sungy — Square-1 single 9.54: into the top 5.3% of the event's history.
Zachary Miller — 4×4 single 35.08: into the top 6.8% of the event's history.
Carter Marshall — Square-1 single 10.75: into the top 7.4% of the event's history.
Alex Aguayo — Square-1 single 11.50: into the top 8.8% of the event's history.
Aidin Brothers — 3×3 single 11.06: into the top 10.7% of the event's history.
Geunho Yang — 3×3 single 11.21: into the top 11.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

20 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

91 competitors · 486 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. Jack Bellomy won it with a 7.50 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

91 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.