Competitions · United States
North Woods 2023
Hayward, Wisconsin · 30 September 2023 · 8 events · 66 competitors · 75 personal bests
Brian Johnson won three of the eight events (3×3, 2×2, Square-1) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Brian Johnson by 0.13 seconds. 66 competitors produced 75 personal bests, 24 of which still stand today, and 13 people held a competitor card for the first time.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Brian Johnson | 5.92 | 6.79 |
| 2×2 | Brian Johnson | 1.39 | 1.52 |
| 4×4 | Zeke Mackay | 27.72 | 30.91 |
| 5×5 | Nathan Phillips | 53.62 | 57.95 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Carter Kucala | 39.30 | — |
| Clock | Kaius Young | 4.00 | 4.40 |
| Skewb | Simon Kellum | 1.92 | 2.48 |
| Square-1 | Brian Johnson | 4.96 | 7.08 |
The PB harvest
75 set · 24 still standing- Jacob Whitlock — 2×2 single 1.56: into the top 2.4% of the event's history.
- Ben C. Coombe — 3×3 single 8.80: into the top 4.4% of the event's history.
- Matvii Pais — Square-1 single 12.33: into the top 10.5% of the event's history.
- Graham Bill — 3×3 single 11.04: into the top 10.6% of the event's history.
- Ben C. Coombe — 4×4 single 40.57: into the top 12.8% of the event's history.
- Matvii Pais — Skewb single 4.52: into the top 14.6% of the event's history.
- Ben C. Coombe — 2×2 single 3.06: into the top 14.9% of the event's history.
- Eli Ries — 2×2 single 3.09: into the top 15.3% of the event's history.
First-timers
13 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
1 regional record was set at this competition.
The field
66 competitors · 434 results · 8 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. Brian Johnson won it with a 6.79 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
R2 U2 R U2 D' L2 F2 L B' U' R2 D2 F U2 B2 U2 B D - 2
F2 U R2 D' F2 U L2 U2 L2 F2 R' B F D' U L2 B' U' F L - 3
F2 U' B' U L F D2 F' D2 B2 R2 L2 B' D2 L' U B - 4
D L' U' F' U D' R2 F L2 F D' L2 U L2 B2 D L2 B2 R' - 5
D L' F' U2 B2 U2 L2 R2 B R2 L B' D L F L2 U L2 F
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
66 competitors- Andrew Kuner
- Andrew Schoenecker
- Andrew Tyberg
- Ben C. Coombe
- Bennett Rule
- Bennett Story
- Blake Trupe
- Boyd Mayfield
- Brad Balec
- Brandon Crist
- Brian Johnson
- Cadel Dozier
- Cael Peery
- Carl Overbye
- Carter Ferngren
- Carter Kucala
- Chris Van Der Brink
- Creighton Roldan
- Dominik Jones
- Dusty Durfee
- Eli Ries
- Eli Sanderson
- Ellie Schoenecker
- Emerson Hunt
- Evan Ray Weigel
- Felix Prim
- Graham Bill
- Hannah Phillips
- Harrison Story
- Jacob Whitlock
- James Ekins
- Jared Sikes
- Jeremy Balec
- Joe Kucala
- Jonah Velasquez
- Joseph Ong
- Joshua Balec
- Kaius Young
- Katherine Schoenecker
- Liam Sheldon
- Lisa Kucala
- Lucas Palomino Linares
- Lucas T. Lehnert
- Luke Selle
- Matthew Schoenecker
- Matvii Pais
- Max Teynor
- Micah Turney
- Nader Hadavand
- Nathan Phillips
- Nathan Rahn
- Nathaniel Vizer
- Oliver Krinke
- Oliver Phillips
- Sawyer Crist
- Shain Papalotl Longbehn
- Simon Kellum
- Tony Pupp
- Tucker Hanson
- Tyler Johnson
- Volodymyr Kapustianskyi
- Walker Welch
- Wyatt Durfee
- Wyatt Kiel
- Zach Calin
- Zeke Mackay
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.