Competitions · United States

Up in the North 2023

Anchorage, Alaska · 1 April 2023 · 8 events · 78 competitors · 52 personal bests

Shane Grogan won four of the eight events (3×3, 4×4, 6×6) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Luke Johnson by 0.15 seconds. 78 competitors produced 52 personal bests, 26 of which still stand today, and 50 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Dawson McKinnie took a Pyraminx single of 13.72 down to 5.53, 60 percent better in one day.

Four wins

Shane Grogan — 3×3, 4×4, 6×6, 7×7

0.15s

closest final — 2×2, Luke Johnson over Raymond Goslow

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Shane Grogan	8.49	9.34
2×2	Luke Johnson	2.59	3.26
4×4	Shane Grogan	31.70	35.04
6×6	Shane Grogan	2:08.41	2:14.71
7×7	Shane Grogan	3:19.60	3:23.37
Clock	Owen Yepeng Sun (孙叶芃)	5.05	6.57
Pyraminx	Owen Yepeng Sun (孙叶芃)	1.65	2.49
Skewb	Owen Yepeng Sun (孙叶芃)	3.78	4.52

The PB harvest

52 set · 26 still standing

Eric Zhao — 3×3 single 6.75: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
Micah Zion Bruckner — 3×3 single 10.62: into the top 9.3% of the event's history.
Michael Kier Doxey — 3×3 single 11.57: into the top 12.4% of the event's history.
Kevin Arny — 2×2 single 2.88: into the top 12.9% of the event's history.
Dawson McKinnie — Pyraminx single 5.53: into the top 16.6% of the event's history.
Randy Jordan — 4×4 single 44.01: into the top 17.1% of the event's history.
Kayden Isaac — 3×3 single 13.46: into the top 19.1% of the event's history.
Lucas Bennett — Pyraminx single 6.01: into the top 20.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

50 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

78 competitors · 420 results · 8 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. Shane Grogan won it with a 9.34 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

78 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.