Competitions · United States

Niner Nation Open 2023

Charlotte, North Carolina · 15 January 2023 · 5 events · 73 competitors · 76 personal bests

Kerry Creech won the 3×3 with a 7.16 and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Nicolás Sánchez by 0.26 seconds. 73 competitors produced 76 personal bests, 24 of which still stand today, and nine people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Lars Trinks took a 2×2 single of 7.99 down to 2.92, 63 percent better in one day.

events decided

0.26s

closest final — 2×2, Nicolás Sánchez over Zachary Ochs

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Kerry Creech	6.41	7.16
2×2	Nicolás Sánchez	1.39	1.49
4×4	Katie Hull	27.15	28.04
Clock	Vishwa Sankar	4.09	4.63
Square-1	Zachary Ochs	7.38	9.54

The PB harvest

76 set · 24 still standing

Jacob Bettinger — 3×3 single 11.25: into the top 11.3% of the event's history.
Lars Trinks — 2×2 single 2.92: into the top 13.3% of the event's history.
Alexander Gold — 3×3 single 11.96: into the top 13.8% of the event's history.
Matthew Lounsbery — 4×4 single 45.68: into the top 19.2% of the event's history.
John Albright — Square-1 single 18.07: into the top 23.5% of the event's history.
Owen Dove — 2×2 single 3.83: into the top 24.3% of the event's history.
Ayan Guha — 4×4 single 50.68: into the top 25.6% of the event's history.
Bryce Porras — 3×3 single 15.48: into the top 26.1% 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

73 competitors · 412 results · 5 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. Kerry Creech won it with a 7.16 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

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solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

73 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.