Competitions · United States
Marble City Cubing 2023
Gouverneur, New York · 28 October 2023 · 6 events · 49 competitors · 44 personal bests
Zach Ridall won two of the six events (Skewb, Square-1) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Zach Ridall by 0.48 seconds. 49 competitors produced 44 personal bests, 14 of which still stand today, and 17 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Ben Bergen took a Clock single of 48.15 down to 19.53, 59 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Charles Amarello | 7.76 | 8.54 |
| 2×2 | Rémi Chrétien | 1.67 | 2.45 |
| Clock | Edward Habeck IV | 5.42 | 6.48 |
| Megaminx | Breton MacDonald | 42.85 | 49.33 |
| Skewb | Zach Ridall | 3.99 | 5.72 |
| Square-1 | Zach Ridall | 6.00 | 9.43 |
The PB harvest
44 set · 14 still standing- Alex Felsenfeld — Square-1 single 9.60: into the top 5.4% of the event's history.
- Vincent Saliceti — 3×3 single 9.53: into the top 6.2% of the event's history.
- Vincent Saliceti — Skewb single 3.91: into the top 10.3% of the event's history.
- Joshua Dunmire — 2×2 single 3.38: into the top 18.7% of the event's history.
- Alex Felsenfeld — Skewb single 5.84: into the top 24.5% of the event's history.
- Ira Blauvelt — 2×2 single 3.95: into the top 25.9% of the event's history.
- Zackery Philippi — Megaminx single 1:40.11: into the top 34.7% of the event's history.
- Daniel Ghaby — 2×2 single 4.72: into the top 35.8% of the event's history.
First-timers
17 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
49 competitors · 277 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. Charles Amarello won it with a 8.54 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
D B2 L U' R U L2 B U' L B2 U' R2 U B2 U2 L2 F2 R2 - 2
D' U2 L2 D2 F2 R2 B2 U B' L' B2 U L2 B D2 F2 L2 D2 B' - 3
F2 B R2 L' U R' D R L' F L B2 L2 U2 D2 B L2 B U2 B' - 4
D R U2 B' D2 B F2 R2 U2 F' D2 U R B2 L' U2 L B2 F2 - 5
L2 U' B' R' D2 F2 L F2 R' B2 D2 U' F2 R' B' R B L' R
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
49 competitors- Alex Cohen
- Alex Felsenfeld
- Ben Bergen
- Brando Fusco
- Brandon Brazill
- Brent Horrocks
- Breton MacDonald
- Caleb Martin Vuyk
- Cayden Ryan Middleton
- Charles Amarello
- Charlie Mulholland
- Dagon McCracken
- Daniel Ghaby
- Edgar Miranda
- Edward Habeck IV
- Emmett Sartarelli
- Evan Waters
- Gabrielle Morasse
- Henry Murphy
- Ibrahim Kaleem
- Ira Blauvelt
- Isabella Gracida
- Jacob Hughes
- Jacob Rozalowsky
- Joachim Markarian
- John-Michael Leader
- Joseph Jones
- Joshua Dunmire
- Jude Waters
- Louis Truong
- Luis Gracida
- Luke Bartholomew
- Michael Amarello
- Molly Wescott
- Natalee Hall
- Nathan VanderVeen
- Owen Graaskamp
- Raphael Markarian
- Rémi Chrétien
- Richard Darou
- Sebastian Saliceti
- Thomas A. Jones III
- Tyler Frawley
- Vincent Saliceti
- Xander Wilson
- Yingzhuo Zhang
- Zach Ridall
- Zachariah Root
- Zackery Philippi
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.