Competitions · United States

KCKC 3 Cubing for Cake 2023

Kansas City, Missouri · 21 October 2023 · 6 events · 97 competitors · 121 personal bests

Aaron Huynh won two of the six events (3×3, 2×2) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Jake Maddox by 0.39 seconds. 97 competitors produced 121 personal bests, 51 of which still stand today, and 18 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Zachary Knust took a 2×2 single of 17.23 down to 5.86, 66 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Aaron Huynh — 3×3, 2×2

0.39s

closest final — Pyraminx, Jake Maddox over Aaron Huynh

121

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Aaron Huynh	8.00	8.79
2×2	Aaron Huynh	2.44	2.78
7×7	Lydia Workman	2:31.51	2:35.69
Megaminx	Isaac Lindsey	54.22	57.31
Pyraminx	Jake Maddox	3.19	3.53
Skewb	James Marzluf	2.97	3.57

The PB harvest

121 set · 51 still standing

Trenton Cuzick — Skewb single 2.17: into the top 1.8% of the event's history.
Zachary Walden — 2×2 single 1.46: into the top 2.0% of the event's history.
Jake Maddox — Skewb single 2.48: into the top 2.8% of the event's history.
Francisco García — 3×3 single 8.39: into the top 3.5% of the event's history.
Dallyon Lindsey — 2×2 single 2.24: into the top 6.5% of the event's history.
Josiah Bell — Skewb single 3.79: into the top 9.5% of the event's history.
Nico Bilinski — 3×3 single 11.23: into the top 11.2% of the event's history.
Connor West — Pyraminx single 4.96: into the top 12.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

18 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

97 competitors · 508 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. Aaron Huynh won it with a 8.79 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

97 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.