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Barre, Massachusetts · 24 June 2023 · 6 events · 82 competitors · 68 personal bests

Jeffrey Li won two of the six events (6×6, 7×7) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Daniel Gutierrez by 0.15 seconds. 82 competitors produced 68 personal bests, 23 of which still stand today, and 20 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Max Melad took a 3×3 single of 48.72 down to 13.40, 72 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Jeffrey Li — 6×6, 7×7

0.15s

closest final — 3×3, Daniel Gutierrez over Darren Saito

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Daniel Gutierrez	6.61	7.28
4×4	Jonah Crosby	24.85	27.19
5×5	Cameron Soulagnet	52.24	53.32
6×6	Jeffrey Li	1:37.72	1:41.70
7×7	Jeffrey Li	2:14.22	2:19.13
3×3 blindfolded	Parth Garg	25.88	—

The PB harvest

68 set · 23 still standing

Derek White — 5×5 single 51.90: into the top 2.3% of the event's history.
Bobby Kiernan — 3×3 single 9.52: into the top 6.2% of the event's history.
Michael Ploof — 3×3 single 9.66: into the top 6.5% of the event's history.
Nipun Kisari — 5×5 single 1:03.77: into the top 7.6% of the event's history.
Spencer Andersen — 4×4 single 39.37: into the top 11.4% of the event's history.
Zachary Friedman — 6×6 single 2:05.65: into the top 13.5% of the event's history.
Alex Cheng — 7×7 single 3:22.12: into the top 17.0% of the event's history.
Ryan Apple — 4×4 single 44.72: into the top 18.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

20 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

82 competitors · 340 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. Daniel Gutierrez won it with a 7.28 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

82 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.