Competitions · United States

Newark's On Track 2023

Newark, New Jersey · 26 August 2023 · 7 events · 95 competitors · 142 personal bests

Brandon Nunez won two of the seven events (5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Will Callan by 0.15 seconds. 95 competitors produced 142 personal bests, 24 of which still stand today, and seven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Rafik Eskandar set the Clock single continental record: 4.46.

Two wins

Brandon Nunez — 5×5, 6×6

0.15s

closest final — 2×2, Will Callan over Kyle Meade

142

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Carson Widjaja	6.12	6.76
2×2	Will Callan	1.07	1.54
5×5	Brandon Nunez	42.65	44.40
6×6	Brandon Nunez	1:18.37	1:25.40
Clock	Carter Williams	3.97	4.37
Megaminx	Livia Kleiner	39.68	46.17
Square-1	Dylan Chan	6.96	7.78

The PB harvest

142 set · 24 still standing

Daniel Karnaukh — Square-1 single 4.46: into the top 0.099% of the event's history.
Nikolas Castillo — 2×2 single 1.41: into the top 1.8% of the event's history.
Carter Williams — 2×2 single 1.46: into the top 2.0% of the event's history.
Maier Khabieh — 2×2 single 1.88: into the top 4.0% of the event's history.
Alex J. Barbecho — 2×2 single 1.94: into the top 4.4% of the event's history.
Jafet Guzman — 3×3 single 11.75: into the top 13.0% of the event's history.
Lydia Michaela Fried — 3×3 single 12.18: into the top 14.5% of the event's history.
Justin Tanseco — 2×2 single 3.04: into the top 14.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

Seven 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

95 competitors · 564 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. Carson Widjaja won it with a 6.76 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

95 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.