Competitions · United States

The Core of Hobart 2023

Hobart, Indiana · 3 December 2023 · 6 events · 89 competitors · 102 personal bests

Brian Johnson won four of the six events (3×3, 2×2, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Brian Johnson by 0.02 seconds. 89 competitors produced 102 personal bests, 33 of which still stand today, and 19 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Jacob Webb took a 2×2 single of 18.64 down to 6.96, 63 percent better in one day.

Four wins

Brian Johnson — 3×3, 2×2, 3×3 one-handed, Square-1

0.02s

closest final — 2×2, Brian Johnson over Sujan Feist

102

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Brian Johnson	6.23	7.15
2×2	Brian Johnson	0.92	1.40
3×3 one-handed	Brian Johnson	8.89	11.38
Clock	Reed W. Richardson	3.34	4.90
Pyraminx	Ezra Shere	1.32	2.14
Square-1	Brian Johnson	6.27	7.57

The PB harvest

102 set · 33 still standing

Ellery Dillon — 3×3 single 5.81: into the top 0.38% of the event's history.
Sebastian Morber — 3×3 single 7.06: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
Henry Lichner — Square-1 single 7.71: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
Sebastian Morber — 3×3 one-handed single 14.58: into the top 7.2% of the event's history.
Marcus Simbol — 2×2 single 2.51: into the top 9.0% of the event's history.
Tyler Fanno — Pyraminx single 4.32: into the top 9.3% of the event's history.
Marcus Simbol — Pyraminx single 4.32: into the top 9.3% of the event's history.
Keeley Gildemeister — 3×3 single 10.87: into the top 10.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

19 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 · 527 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 7.15 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

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.