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CubingUSA Rocky Mountain Championship 2023

Denver, Colorado · 3 November 2023 · 17 events · 288 competitors · 471 personal bests

Brian Johnson won three of the 17 events (2×2, 3×3 Fewest Moves, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Megaminx, won by Jack Bellomy by 0.04 seconds. 288 competitors produced 471 personal bests, 141 of which still stand today, and 51 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Atticus Finch took a Square-1 single of 1:25.54 down to 15.64, 82 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Brian Johnson — 2×2, 3×3 Fewest Moves, 3×3 one-handed
0.04s
closest final — Megaminx, Jack Bellomy over Ray Bai
471
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Nicolás Sánchez5.806.46
2×2Brian Johnson0.961.24
4×4Varun Mohanraj22.4024.78
5×5Benjamin Wei46.1551.76
6×6Benjamin Wei1:16.381:22.66
7×7Benjamin Wei2:04.712:08.38
3×3 blindfoldedWill Cerne19.21—
3×3 Fewest MovesBrian Johnson22 moves24.33
3×3 one-handedBrian Johnson9.1710.89
ClockMiles Walcott5.405.99
MegaminxJack Bellomy36.9240.29
PyraminxSimon Kellum1.732.16
SkewbBrayden Wroten1.622.16
Square-1Ryan Pilat5.976.79
4×4 blindfoldedRyan Pilat4:24.24—
5×5 blindfoldedBrayden Wroten8:04.68—
3×3 Multi-BlindCarter Kucala30 of 33 cubes · 59:11—

The PB harvest

471 set · 141 still standing
  • Kobe Balin — 3×3 single 6.97: into the top 1.3% of the event's history.
  • Alex Aguayo — 3×3 single 7.75: into the top 2.4% of the event's history.
  • Henry Self — Pyraminx single 2.68: into the top 2.7% of the event's history.
  • Max Fairbanks — Pyraminx single 4.33: into the top 9.3% of the event's history.
  • Jared Blanco — Pyraminx single 4.43: into the top 9.9% of the event's history.
  • Philip Lanthrum — Pyraminx single 4.63: into the top 11.0% of the event's history.
  • Cameron Popp — Pyraminx single 4.74: into the top 11.6% of the event's history.
  • Beaudin Larrabee — 2×2 single 2.78: into the top 11.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

51 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

288 competitors · 2532 results · 17 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. Nicolás Sánchez won it with a 6.46 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

288 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.