Competitions · United States

UCSD Winter 2023

San Diego, California · 16 December 2023 · 6 events · 230 competitors · 198 personal bests

Max Park won two of the six events (3×3, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Kyeongmin Choi (최경민) by 0.25 seconds. 230 competitors produced 198 personal bests, 63 of which still stand today, and 41 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Max Park set the 5×5 single world record: 32.60.

Two wins

Max Park — 3×3, 5×5

0.25s

closest final — 2×2, Kyeongmin Choi (최경민) over Brendyn Dunagan

198

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Max Park	4.90	5.62
2×2	Kyeongmin Choi (최경민)	1.18	1.42
5×5	Max Park	32.60	35.94
3×3 blindfolded	Anto Kam (甘浩東)	19.53	—
Megaminx	Kyeongmin Choi (최경민)	31.91	34.27
Square-1	Brendyn Dunagan	6.32	6.88

The PB harvest

198 set · 63 still standing

Joel Kim — 2×2 single 0.81: into the top 0.24% of the event's history.
Nipun Das — 3×3 blindfolded single 25.52: into the top 3.1% of the event's history.
Nipun Das — 2×2 single 1.80: into the top 3.6% of the event's history.
Taylor Saldana — 3×3 single 8.43: into the top 3.6% of the event's history.
Krish Banker — 2×2 single 1.92: into the top 4.2% of the event's history.
Andrew Peng — 3×3 single 9.11: into the top 5.1% of the event's history.
Avery Cochran — 3×3 single 9.17: into the top 5.3% of the event's history.
Hunter Wang — 2×2 single 2.19: into the top 6.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

41 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

230 competitors · 889 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. Max Park won it with a 5.62 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

230 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.