Competitions · United States

SacCubing XV 2023

Carmichael, California · 17 September 2023 · 6 events · 150 competitors · 161 personal bests

Varun Mohanraj won three of the six events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 4×4, won by Varun Mohanraj by 0.14 seconds. 150 competitors produced 161 personal bests, 62 of which still stand today, and 25 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Daniel Guzman took a Pyraminx single of 23.50 down to 10.44, 56 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Varun Mohanraj — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5

0.14s

closest final — 4×4, Varun Mohanraj over Paul Mahvi

161

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Varun Mohanraj	5.09	6.96
2×2	Zane Qureshi	1.96	2.67
4×4	Varun Mohanraj	24.14	28.94
5×5	Varun Mohanraj	49.20	50.33
Pyraminx	Tyler Howlett	1.74	2.59
Square-1	James Chea	5.83	7.00

The PB harvest

161 set · 62 still standing

Paul Mahvi — Square-1 single 7.98: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
Sebastian Ekman — 3×3 single 8.14: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
Rafael Fesenko — Pyraminx single 2.98: into the top 3.6% of the event's history.
Cindy Xiaoyue Huang (黄小越) — 3×3 single 8.71: into the top 4.2% of the event's history.
Josiah Aflleje — Pyraminx single 3.33: into the top 4.8% of the event's history.
Enkhamgalan Geoffrey Enkhsaikhan — 3×3 single 9.00: into the top 4.9% of the event's history.
Breanna LaGere — 3×3 single 9.10: into the top 5.1% of the event's history.
Jaden DeFazio — 3×3 single 9.14: into the top 5.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

25 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

150 competitors · 723 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. Varun Mohanraj 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.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

150 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.