Competitions · United States
Sowega Solving 2023
Albany, Georgia · 25 November 2023 · 6 events · 52 competitors · 60 personal bests
Tommy Cherry won four of the six events (5×5, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Nicolás Sánchez by 0.76 seconds. 52 competitors produced 60 personal bests, 14 of which still stand today, and twelve people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Thomas Bryan took a 7×7 single of 7:12.74 down to 4:21.90, 39 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Nicolás Sánchez | 5.81 | 6.71 |
| 5×5 | Tommy Cherry | 51.74 | 54.59 |
| 7×7 | Sean Hartman | 2:23.94 | 2:32.35 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Tommy Cherry | 14.63 | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Tommy Cherry | 10.61 | 12.92 |
| Clock | Tommy Cherry | 3.29 | 4.35 |
The PB harvest
60 set · 14 still standing- Raymond Goslow — 5×5 single 1:00.36: into the top 5.7% of the event's history.
- CJ Dresdner — 7×7 single 3:24.87: into the top 18.0% of the event's history.
- Timothy Shellenberger — 3×3 single 13.21: into the top 18.2% of the event's history.
- Jacob Parker — 3×3 single 13.35: into the top 18.7% of the event's history.
- Jared Balassaitis — 7×7 single 3:49.28: into the top 27.0% of the event's history.
- Hudson Oslowski — 3×3 single 16.09: into the top 28.1% of the event's history.
- Shiv Talwar — 3×3 single 16.19: into the top 28.4% of the event's history.
- Judah von Meding — 3×3 one-handed single 22.97: into the top 28.7% of the event's history.
First-timers
Twelve 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
52 competitors · 313 results · 6 events.
Everyone who competed
52 competitors- Alex Bohac
- Alexander Nguyen
- Andrew Lee
- Andrew Z. Watkins
- Avery Jonsson
- Beibei Lin (林北北)
- Christian Bishop
- Christian Jr. Dresdner
- CJ Dresdner
- Connor Lanier
- Daniel Porter
- David B. Laurencio
- Dylan Mark Anderson Edwards
- Elijah Daniel Anderson
- George Maxwell Leach
- Gordon McLeod
- Grayson Williams
- Harrison Shin
- Hudson Oslowski
- Isaac Bowers
- Jacob Parker
- Jared Balassaitis
- Jason von Meding
- Jasper Wolfe-Tham
- Jennette Dresdner
- Joseph Boyer
- Judah von Meding
- Julius Achilles Wilson
- Katie Hull
- Kellan Butler
- Kendall Rounbehler
- Keon Wilson
- Landon Robinson
- Liam E. Lee
- Luke Ovcharov
- Luke Sloan
- Nancy Hartman
- Nhan Quang Nguyen
- Nicolás Sánchez
- Noah Bass
- Patrick Derk
- Raymond Goslow
- Rob Rounbehler
- Robert Amos Tucker
- Sean Hartman
- Shiv Talwar
- Swaroop Sharma
- Thomas Bryan
- Timothy Shellenberger
- Tommy Cherry
- Tyler Hicks
- Tyneal Haywood Jr.
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.