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Competitions · United States

Salt Lake Utah Summer 2023

Salt Lake City, Utah · 19 May 2023 · 16 events · 262 competitors · 308 personal bests

Eric Pesci won three of the 16 events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Canyon Pettitt by 0.04 seconds. 262 competitors produced 308 personal bests, 108 of which still stand today, and 101 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Jake Ryker Nelson took a Skewb single of 38.78 down to 8.69, 78 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Eric Pesci — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5
0.04s
closest final — Skewb, Canyon Pettitt over Jacob Levie
308
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Eric Pesci7.558.30
2×2Peter Augustine2.062.64
4×4Eric Pesci30.2934.56
5×5Eric Pesci1:02.771:04.44
6×6Jihu Mun (문지후)1:49.142:02.00
7×7Nevign Angelique Besas2:45.392:50.63
3×3 blindfoldedBrendan Bakker (貝庭笙)24.68—
3×3 one-handedRuby Lu (卢红)14.6015.22
ClockSamuel Baird5.805.91
MegaminxRuby Lu (卢红)57.471:00.02
PyraminxCanyon Pettitt3.644.79
SkewbCanyon Pettitt3.243.61
Square-1Calvin Nielson6.056.90
4×4 blindfoldedSamuel Baird6:26.21—
5×5 blindfoldedJared Blanco20:15.00—
3×3 Multi-BlindBrendan Bakker (貝庭笙)16 of 22 cubes · 57:49—

The PB harvest

308 set · 108 still standing
  • Logan Smith — 3×3 single 6.44: into the top 0.8% of the event's history.
  • Canyon Pettitt — Square-1 single 7.01: into the top 1.8% of the event's history.
  • Cade Beck — Square-1 single 7.05: into the top 1.9% of the event's history.
  • Ruby Lu (卢红) — 2×2 single 1.57: into the top 2.5% of the event's history.
  • Brock Burgi — Skewb single 2.65: into the top 3.5% of the event's history.
  • Charlie Grigg — 2×2 single 2.60: into the top 9.9% of the event's history.
  • Benjamin Lloyd — 3×3 single 11.12: into the top 10.9% of the event's history.
  • Elijah Kwok — 2×2 single 2.73: into the top 11.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

101 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

262 competitors · 1446 results · 16 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. Eric Pesci won it with a 8.30 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

262 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.