Competitions · United States

ROC the Cube 2023

Rochester, New York · 10 June 2023 · 5 events · 81 competitors · 51 personal bests

Ryan Wu won three of the five events (3×3, 2×2, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Lucas Nieuwland by 0.20 seconds. 81 competitors produced 51 personal bests, 23 of which still stand today, and 31 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Jaxon DelPriore took a 2×2 single of 6:11.04 down to 5.42, 99 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Ryan Wu — 3×3, 2×2, Pyraminx

0.20s

closest final — Clock, Lucas Nieuwland over Evan Liu

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Ryan Wu	6.14	6.96
2×2	Ryan Wu	1.56	1.85
6×6	Evan Liu	1:44.95	1:46.43
Clock	Lucas Nieuwland	4.67	4.91
Pyraminx	Ryan Wu	2.62	2.91

The PB harvest

51 set · 23 still standing

Roan Paone — Pyraminx single 2.30: into the top 1.7% of the event's history.
Connor Holt — 3×3 single 10.54: into the top 9.1% of the event's history.
Joseph Colabufo — 3×3 single 10.96: into the top 10.4% of the event's history.
Adam Ferrelli — Pyraminx single 6.31: into the top 22.3% of the event's history.
Colt Charles Walker — 3×3 single 15.72: into the top 26.9% of the event's history.
Colt Charles Walker — 2×2 single 4.86: into the top 37.5% of the event's history.
Cohen Hull — 3×3 single 20.42: into the top 41.1% of the event's history.
Michael Cuteri — Pyraminx single 8.77: into the top 42.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

31 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

81 competitors · 361 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. Ryan Wu won it with a 6.96 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

81 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.