Competitions · United States
Montana Madness 2023
East Helena, Montana · 8 July 2023 · 9 events · 24 competitors · 34 personal bests
Clément Cherblanc won seven of the nine events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Clément Cherblanc by 0.52 seconds. 24 competitors produced 34 personal bests, 12 of which still stand today, and nine people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Lander Schwab took a 2×2 single of 39.95 down to 8.97, 78 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Clément Cherblanc | 8.73 | 9.19 |
| 2×2 | Clément Cherblanc | 1.85 | 2.97 |
| 4×4 | Clément Cherblanc | 35.17 | 38.34 |
| 5×5 | Clément Cherblanc | 1:06.36 | 1:08.38 |
| 6×6 | Clément Cherblanc | 2:02.93 | 2:08.90 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Elizabeth Cutting | 1:05.65 | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Clément Cherblanc | 14.65 | 16.36 |
| Megaminx | Clément Cherblanc | 52.39 | 54.87 |
| Pyraminx | Corbin Rodriguez | 3.33 | 4.50 |
The PB harvest
34 set · 12 still standing- Morgan French — Pyraminx single 4.19: into the top 8.6% of the event's history.
- Colton Hulin — Pyraminx single 4.30: into the top 9.2% of the event's history.
- Colton Hulin — 4×4 single 42.51: into the top 15.1% of the event's history.
- Ben Streeter — 5×5 single 1:39.93: into the top 35.3% of the event's history.
- Morgan French — 3×3 one-handed single 26.15: into the top 37.2% of the event's history.
- Morgan French — 5×5 single 1:45.15: into the top 39.3% of the event's history.
- Morgan French — 6×6 single 3:41.51: into the top 59.2% of the event's history.
- Oliver Pate-Briggs — 3×3 single 29.25: into the top 61.2% of the event's history.
First-timers
Nine 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
24 competitors · 207 results · 9 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. Clément Cherblanc won it with a 9.19 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
D2 L' R2 D2 B2 F2 R2 U' R2 D' B2 R2 B' L2 U' B2 U2 L U F - 2
U' L2 U F2 B R' B L' U D L2 F2 U R2 L2 D' R' F' U2 - 3
F L' U2 F2 B' R' F2 D' L' U F2 D2 F' U2 B2 D2 F U2 B - 4
F D' F2 U2 R2 B2 U L2 D' L' B' F L' F2 R B2 R2 U F - 5
B2 D2 L2 D R2 F2 D' U' B F D' F' R B2 F' L' B U2 R'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
24 competitors- Amelia Hulin
- Amelia Windisch
- Ben Streeter
- Benjamin Cooper
- Caleb Surdock
- Chance J. Lockwood
- Clément Cherblanc
- Colton Hulin
- Corbin Rodriguez
- Elizabeth Cooper
- Elizabeth Cutting
- Jackson Franks
- Jacob Ries
- Knox Folsom
- Lander Schwab
- Lucas Chandler Moorehead
- Marcus Kamen
- Morgan French
- Nathan Schwab
- Oliver Pate-Briggs
- Owen Emory Stark
- Stone Amsbaugh
- Tate Ackerman
- Vincent Cohea
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.