Competitions · United States
Kailua-Kona Cubing 2023
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii · 29 May 2023 · 6 events · 27 competitors · 38 personal bests
Matty Hiroto Inaba won three of the six events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Ao Nogami (野上碧) by 1.30 seconds. 27 competitors produced 38 personal bests, 5 of which still stand today, and four people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Lucas Aubin took a 2×2 single of 4.52 down to 2.56, 43 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Matty Hiroto Inaba | 4.96 | 5.40 |
| 2×2 | Ao Nogami (野上碧) | 1.09 | 1.81 |
| 4×4 | Matty Hiroto Inaba | 21.37 | 24.17 |
| 5×5 | Matty Hiroto Inaba | 45.00 | 46.03 |
| Pyraminx | Steven Wintringham | 2.26 | 2.78 |
| Skewb | Ao Nogami (野上碧) | 2.80 | 4.05 |
The PB harvest
38 set · 5 still standing- Rydin Nakatsu — Pyraminx single 5.87: into the top 19.0% of the event's history.
- Kaleo Noda — 3×3 single 15.98: into the top 27.7% of the event's history.
- Ella Rubio — 2×2 single 4.36: into the top 31.1% of the event's history.
- Evan Chase Lui — Pyraminx single 7.85: into the top 35.0% of the event's history.
- Darwin Williams — 3×3 single 22.00: into the top 45.4% of the event's history.
First-timers
Four 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
27 competitors · 187 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. Matty Hiroto Inaba won it with a 5.40 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
L R' B2 D2 L B2 D F D' F2 R B D' U' F L' B - 2
R F' R2 F2 R' L F' L F2 D2 L2 F U2 R2 L2 F2 D' F U - 3
D B2 R' U' L2 U' B' U' D2 F R2 U2 D2 B' D2 B' D L' B2 - 4
L2 F D' B2 F2 R F2 L R2 U2 F2 U F' D' U L2 F U2 F' - 5
U' F' R2 U' F R2 B' R2 B' R2 D2 F' U L' U2 B2 L' F2 L2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
27 competitors- Anthony Carrillo
- Ao Nogami (野上碧)
- Chris Martin
- Darwin Williams
- Elaina Wintringham
- Ella Rubio
- Elliot Hawkins
- Evan Chase Lui
- Isaiah Shane Tabiolo
- Jack Okazaki
- Jaden Matsunaka
- Jair Sosa
- Jaxon Hunt
- Joseph Carrillo
- Kaleo Noda
- Kiran Whitney-James Harmeling
- Lucas Aubin
- Matty Hiroto Inaba
- Peter Black
- Reggie Marcus Shropshire
- Rydin Nakatsu
- Steven Wintringham
- Taj Bressert
- Taylor Schannon
- TJ Kelly
- Trent Northrop
- Yoji Ogura (小倉洋二)
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.