Competitions · United States
Lake Placid 2023
Lake Placid, New York · 2 December 2023 · 6 events · 62 competitors · 78 personal bests
Carson Widjaja won three of the six events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Evan Liu by 0.13 seconds. 62 competitors produced 78 personal bests, 23 of which still stand today, and 16 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Landon Elkins took a Pyraminx single of 16.40 down to 5.77, 65 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Carson Widjaja | 5.64 | 6.43 |
| 4×4 | Carson Widjaja | 25.34 | 26.18 |
| 5×5 | Carson Widjaja | 56.04 | 58.55 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Shaun Mack | 10.00 | 12.62 |
| Clock | Evan Liu | 4.31 | 5.57 |
| Pyraminx | Shaun Mack | 2.14 | 2.93 |
The PB harvest
78 set · 23 still standing- Gabrielle Morasse — Clock single 4.70: into the top 3.7% of the event's history.
- Carson Carrasco — 4×4 single 32.17: into the top 4.3% of the event's history.
- Maxence Leboeuf — Clock single 5.14: into the top 4.8% of the event's history.
- Asher Hart — 3×3 single 9.43: into the top 5.9% of the event's history.
- Jayden Mitchell — 5×5 single 1:11.88: into the top 13.0% of the event's history.
- Nicholas Fava — Pyraminx single 5.15: into the top 14.1% of the event's history.
- Jayden Mitchell — 3×3 one-handed single 18.15: into the top 15.5% of the event's history.
- Landon Elkins — Pyraminx single 5.77: into the top 18.3% of the event's history.
First-timers
16 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
62 competitors · 342 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. Carson Widjaja won it with a 6.43 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
L2 U2 L2 B U2 B' L2 B2 D2 L' B D B2 R2 F2 L' B R' B2 - 2
B R2 B2 L2 B2 U2 R' B2 F2 R' F2 R' D' R' F U2 F L2 F2 D - 3
F2 L' B2 L2 D' U2 R2 B2 F2 U F2 D2 F' L' R U L' D L' - 4
R2 U2 R2 D L U R' U D2 F D' B2 U F2 U' F2 L2 U' D2 R2 - 5
U' L2 B2 U' R2 D2 L2 B' L2 U B L2 F' L F' R D' B U
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
62 competitors- Alec Krawiecki
- Alex Cohen
- Alexander Williams
- Alexandre Ondet
- Arjun Murti
- Asher Hart
- Ashwin Sivagaminathan
- Avery Borden
- Beatriz Salas Elias
- Bennett Dickerson
- Brando Fusco
- Brent Horrocks
- Caleb Shearer
- Cameron Lee
- Carson Carrasco
- Carson Widjaja
- Charles Amarello
- Derek Fenichel
- Diego Laguia
- Dylan Gesmundo
- Edward Habeck IV
- Ethan Qiu
- Evan Liu
- Fox Gheen
- Gabrielle Morasse
- Gideon Wood
- Heidi Wood
- Henry Murphy
- Ido Cerf
- Iver Gheen
- Jack Brown
- Jack Chicoine
- Jacob Hughes
- Jayden Mitchell
- Julia Fitzner
- Julian Arthur Anderson
- Kiara Remuzgo Salas
- Landon Elkins
- Matthew Chermak
- Maxence Leboeuf
- Michael Amarello
- Mikel Remuzgo Salas
- Moran Cerf
- Nicholas D. Burlarley
- Nicholas Fava
- Nicholas Paff
- Oliver Zhao
- Peter Osudar
- Phoenix Mascellino
- Raizel Bernstein
- Reid Robblee
- Rémi Chrétien
- Reyansh Soni
- Shaun Mack
- Simon Tremblay
- Skyler Wilkinson
- Victor Calderon
- Vivaan Mathur
- Wesley Wood
- YiFei Chen
- Yingzhuo Zhang
- Zachary Chermak
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.