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CubingUSA Southern Championship 2023

Austin, Texas · 22 June 2023 · 17 events · 252 competitors · 503 personal bests

Tommy Cherry won five of the 17 events (2×2, 4×4, 6×6) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Tommy Cherry by 0.00 seconds. 252 competitors produced 503 personal bests, 164 of which still stand today, and 75 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Tommy Cherry set the Clock average continental record: 3.59.

Five wins
Tommy Cherry — 2×2, 4×4, 6×6, 3×3 blindfolded, Clock
0.00s
closest final — Clock, Tommy Cherry over Caleb Trelford
503
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Luke Garrett4.886.09
2×2Tommy Cherry1.521.88
4×4Tommy Cherry25.2828.28
5×5Luke Garrett49.8155.63
6×6Tommy Cherry1:37.701:43.17
7×7Ryan Pilat2:30.742:34.86
3×3 blindfoldedTommy Cherry14.18—
3×3 Fewest MovesWalker Welch20 moves25.33
3×3 one-handedLuke Garrett7.749.18
ClockTommy Cherry2.844.30
MegaminxLuke Garrett36.6338.14
PyraminxAndres Rodriguez2.172.76
SkewbStanley Chapel1.862.75
Square-1Ryan Pilat5.836.97
4×4 blindfoldedStanley Chapel1:21.70—
5×5 blindfoldedStanley Chapel2:23.89—
3×3 Multi-BlindStanley Chapel42 of 51 cubes · 58:51—

The PB harvest

503 set · 164 still standing
  • Lucas T. Meade — Pyraminx single 2.21: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
  • Desmond Carman — 2×2 single 1.37: into the top 1.6% of the event's history.
  • Tej Aliota — Pyraminx single 2.28: into the top 1.7% of the event's history.
  • Caleb Trelford — Pyraminx single 2.50: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
  • Sutton Barkley — Pyraminx single 2.60: into the top 2.5% of the event's history.
  • Denniel Santos — Pyraminx single 2.65: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
  • Levi Sylvester James — Pyraminx single 2.71: into the top 2.7% of the event's history.
  • Benjamin Verinder — Pyraminx single 2.74: into the top 2.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

75 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

252 competitors · 3087 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. Luke Garrett won it with a 6.09 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

252 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.