Competitions · United States

Phoenix Cubing Open 2023

Phoenix, Arizona · 10 December 2023 · 6 events · 93 competitors · 117 personal bests

Jeremy Bulambot won four of the six events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Jeremy Bulambot by 0.36 seconds. 93 competitors produced 117 personal bests, 50 of which still stand today, and 23 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Logan Gillespie took a 2×2 single of 6.38 down to 2.20, 66 percent better in one day.

Four wins

Jeremy Bulambot — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5

0.36s

closest final — 2×2, Jeremy Bulambot over Ivan Vanek

117

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Jeremy Bulambot	6.56	7.18
2×2	Jeremy Bulambot	1.61	2.17
4×4	Jeremy Bulambot	29.34	32.50
5×5	Jeremy Bulambot	59.21	1:05.30
Pyraminx	Samuel Low	2.67	2.87
Square-1	Ivan Vanek	6.95	10.90

The PB harvest

117 set · 50 still standing

Xavier W. NcCorchuk — 4×4 single 30.28: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
Madhav Parthasarathy — 3×3 single 9.31: into the top 5.6% of the event's history.
Rogelio Figueroa — 3×3 single 9.54: into the top 6.2% of the event's history.
Logan Gillespie — 2×2 single 2.20: into the top 6.2% of the event's history.
Clark Davis — 2×2 single 2.29: into the top 7.0% of the event's history.
Derek Hernandez — 2×2 single 2.35: into the top 7.5% of the event's history.
Colt Gunsolley — 2×2 single 2.55: into the top 9.4% of the event's history.
Derek Hernandez — 3×3 single 10.67: into the top 9.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

23 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

93 competitors · 439 results · 6 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. Jeremy Bulambot won it with a 7.18 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

93 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.