Competitions · United States

New York New Year 2023

Poughkeepsie, New York · 31 December 2022 · 7 events · 87 competitors · 85 personal bests

Brandon Nunez won three of the seven events (5×5, 6×6, 7×7) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Lucas Nieuwland by 0.15 seconds. 87 competitors produced 85 personal bests, 16 of which still stand today, and 30 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Eli Ozsvath took a Megaminx single of 3:26.95 down to 2:00.03, 42 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Brandon Nunez — 5×5, 6×6, 7×7

0.15s

closest final — Clock, Lucas Nieuwland over Luke Garrett

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Luke Garrett	5.17	5.98
5×5	Brandon Nunez	43.69	47.24
6×6	Brandon Nunez	1:20.32	1:25.13
7×7	Brandon Nunez	1:57.17	2:05.44
3×3 one-handed	Luke Garrett	8.71	10.47
Clock	Lucas Nieuwland	4.74	5.66
Megaminx	Aidan McKenzie	37.78	41.10

The PB harvest

85 set · 16 still standing

Brandon Nunez — 7×7 single 1:57.17: into the top 0.45% of the event's history.
Dillon Luke — 3×3 single 6.75: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
James Quinn — 3×3 one-handed single 10.13: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
Brandon Nunez — 3×3 one-handed single 11.93: into the top 2.9% of the event's history.
Aidan McKenzie — 7×7 single 2:31.01: into the top 4.0% of the event's history.
Evan Yao — Clock single 4.91: into the top 4.2% of the event's history.
Connor Reid — 7×7 single 3:02.50: into the top 11.3% of the event's history.
Evan Yao — 3×3 one-handed single 16.52: into the top 11.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

30 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,245 people who made their debut in 2022. 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

87 competitors · 367 results · 7 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. Luke Garrett won it with a 5.98 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

87 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.