Competitions · United States

The Art of the Cube Colorado 2023

Denver, Colorado · 14 October 2023 · 5 events · 89 competitors · 69 personal bests

Ellery Dillon won two of the five events (3×3, 2×2) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Ellery Dillon by 0.68 seconds. 89 competitors produced 69 personal bests, 21 of which still stand today, and 17 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Rafael Hernandez took a 2×2 single of 1:11.44 down to 14.59, 80 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Ellery Dillon — 3×3, 2×2

0.68s

closest final — 3×3, Ellery Dillon over Abhi Chawla

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Ellery Dillon	7.37	7.90
2×2	Ellery Dillon	1.31	2.73
4×4	Raymos Castillo	30.10	34.08
3×3 blindfolded	Stone Amsbaugh	1:00.97	1:17.85
Square-1	Gavin Chartier	8.59	10.01

The PB harvest

69 set · 21 still standing

Michael Datz — 3×3 single 7.97: into the top 2.7% of the event's history.
Lincoln A. Gray — 2×2 single 1.90: into the top 4.1% of the event's history.
Gavin Chartier — 2×2 single 1.98: into the top 4.6% of the event's history.
Olivia Schroeder — 2×2 single 2.00: into the top 4.7% of the event's history.
Abhi Chawla — 2×2 single 2.32: into the top 7.2% of the event's history.
Gavin Chartier — 4×4 single 35.78: into the top 7.4% of the event's history.
Erick Linares — 2×2 single 2.69: into the top 10.8% of the event's history.
Ellery Dillon — 4×4 single 39.54: into the top 11.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

17 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

89 competitors · 417 results · 5 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. Ellery Dillon won it with a 7.90 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

89 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.