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Troy Story 2023

Troy, New York · 14 January 2023 · 6 events · 154 competitors · 161 personal bests

Krish Shah-Nathwani won two of the six events (3×3, 2×2) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Dylan Chan by 0.05 seconds. 154 competitors produced 161 personal bests, 56 of which still stand today, and 53 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Rowe Hessler took a Skewb single of 19.50 down to 3.94, 80 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Krish Shah-Nathwani — 3×3, 2×2

0.05s

closest final — Skewb, Dylan Chan over Chris Chi

161

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Krish Shah-Nathwani	6.91	7.69
2×2	Krish Shah-Nathwani	1.36	1.83
3×3 one-handed	Nipun Kisari	10.96	13.60
Clock	Joshua Marriott	4.38	4.86
Pyraminx	Dylan Chan	2.31	3.38
Skewb	Dylan Chan	1.77	3.15

The PB harvest

161 set · 56 still standing

Nipun Kisari — 3×3 one-handed single 7.97: into the top 0.2% of the event's history.
Rowe Hessler — 3×3 single 6.13: into the top 0.57% of the event's history.
Dylan Chan — 3×3 one-handed single 9.38: into the top 0.68% of the event's history.
Noah Melita — 3×3 one-handed single 12.85: into the top 4.2% of the event's history.
Zuhair Raiyan Khan — Skewb single 2.93: into the top 4.7% of the event's history.
Kear O'Malley — 3×3 single 9.73: into the top 6.7% of the event's history.
Caden Hubbell — Skewb single 3.34: into the top 6.8% of the event's history.
Anselm Juan — 3×3 single 10.05: into the top 7.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

53 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

154 competitors · 824 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. Krish Shah-Nathwani won it with a 7.69 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

154 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.