Competitions · United States

Princeton Fall 2023

Princeton, New Jersey · 18 November 2023 · 5 events · 97 competitors · 104 personal bests

Jerry Yao won three of the five events (3×3, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Jerry Yao by 0.06 seconds. 97 competitors produced 104 personal bests, 25 of which still stand today, and eight people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Yuval Segall took a 2×2 single of 4.13 down to 1.89, 54 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Jerry Yao — 3×3, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed

0.06s

closest final — 3×3, Jerry Yao over Carson Widjaja

104

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Jerry Yao	4.84	7.13
2×2	Zayn Khanani	0.92	1.52
5×5	Jerry Yao	48.58	50.96
3×3 blindfolded	Kevin Liu	39.42	47.86
3×3 one-handed	Jerry Yao	9.88	11.36

The PB harvest

104 set · 25 still standing

Dana Yi — 3×3 single 4.98: into the top 0.12% of the event's history.
William Haresch — 3×3 single 8.14: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
Charlie Vater — 2×2 single 1.76: into the top 3.4% of the event's history.
Alex Pyatigorsky — 2×2 single 2.54: into the top 9.3% of the event's history.
Jonathan Offer — 2×2 single 2.57: into the top 9.6% of the event's history.
Achira Jet Wong — 2×2 single 2.79: into the top 11.9% of the event's history.
Dan Lu — 3×3 one-handed single 16.77: into the top 12.0% of the event's history.
William Haresch — 3×3 one-handed single 17.06: into the top 12.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

Eight 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

97 competitors · 439 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. Jerry Yao won it with a 7.13 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

97 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.