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Sioux Falls Saturday 2023

Sioux Falls, South Dakota · 22 July 2023 · 6 events · 61 competitors · 70 personal bests

Brian Johnson won two of the six events (3×3, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Chris Van Der Brink by 0.05 seconds. 61 competitors produced 70 personal bests, 26 of which still stand today, and 16 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Joshua Hannant took a 3×3 one-handed single of 1:07.87 down to 24.99, 63 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Brian Johnson — 3×3, Pyraminx
0.05s
closest final — Clock, Chris Van Der Brink over Ben Tibbetts
70
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Brian Johnson5.817.00
5×5Carter Bitz50.6451.62
6×6Carter Bitz1:27.051:34.42
3×3 one-handedCarter Kucala9.9011.60
ClockChris Van Der Brink4.996.36
PyraminxBrian Johnson1.641.85

The PB harvest

70 set · 26 still standing
  • Luke Marvin — Pyraminx single 3.06: into the top 3.8% of the event's history.
  • Alex Berge — 3×3 single 8.97: into the top 4.8% of the event's history.
  • Chris Van Der Brink — 3×3 one-handed single 14.11: into the top 6.3% of the event's history.
  • Levi Wallace — Pyraminx single 3.93: into the top 7.3% of the event's history.
  • Matvii Pais — 3×3 one-handed single 15.18: into the top 8.5% of the event's history.
  • Broderick Wahle — 3×3 single 10.55: into the top 9.1% of the event's history.
  • Ben Tibbetts — 5×5 single 1:07.39: into the top 9.9% of the event's history.
  • Levi Wallace — 3×3 single 11.64: into the top 12.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

16 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

61 competitors · 381 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. Brian Johnson won it with a 7.00 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

61 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.