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CubingUSA New England Championship 2023

Springfield, Massachusetts · 7 October 2023 · 17 events · 294 competitors · 608 personal bests

Jerry Yao won three of the 17 events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Jerry Yao by 0.04 seconds. 294 competitors produced 608 personal bests, 214 of which still stand today, and 45 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Alexei Sinyavin set the Megaminx single continental record: 25.21.

Three wins
Jerry Yao — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5
0.04s
closest final — 3×3, Jerry Yao over Krish Shah-Nathwani
608
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Jerry Yao4.777.08
2×2Quinn Maloney0.831.80
4×4Jerry Yao23.7125.71
5×5Jerry Yao47.2751.04
6×6Kevin Hays1:17.471:21.24
7×7Kevin Hays1:57.242:05.11
3×3 blindfoldedThiago Han23.75—
3×3 Fewest MovesKrish Shah-Nathwani19 moves21.67
3×3 one-handedJuliette Sébastien9.4911.14
ClockAedan Bryant4.555.48
MegaminxAlexei Sinyavin27.7130.08
PyraminxLivia Kleiner1.372.04
SkewbAniket Das3.213.52
Square-1Calix Tang6.858.24
4×4 blindfoldedThiago Han3:03.30—
5×5 blindfoldedWill Russo22:47.00—
3×3 Multi-BlindRowe Hessler51 of 54 cubes · 58:43—

The PB harvest

608 set · 214 still standing
  • Daniel Gutierrez — 3×3 single 4.99: into the top 0.12% of the event's history.
  • Darren Saito — Pyraminx single 1.35: into the top 0.27% of the event's history.
  • Krish Shah-Nathwani — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 19 moves: into the top 0.45% of the event's history.
  • Erik Johnson — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 20 moves: into the top 1.0% of the event's history.
  • Gabriel Garber Burd — Pyraminx single 2.89: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.
  • Aidan McKenzie — Skewb single 2.67: into the top 3.5% of the event's history.
  • Jay Lewis — Skewb single 2.70: into the top 3.6% of the event's history.
  • Vihan Kumar — Pyraminx single 3.04: into the top 3.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

45 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

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

294 competitors · 3106 results · 17 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. Jerry Yao won it with a 7.08 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

294 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.