Competitions · United States

USAFA Flyby Cubing 2023

Air Force Academy, Colorado · 16 December 2023 · 7 events · 88 competitors · 120 personal bests

Jacob Nokes won three of the seven events (3×3, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Brayden Wroten by 0.27 seconds. 88 competitors produced 120 personal bests, 28 of which still stand today, and ten people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Stephanie Lopez took a Clock single of 38.09 down to 14.68, 61 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Jacob Nokes — 3×3, 5×5, 6×6

0.27s

closest final — Clock, Brayden Wroten over Raymos Castillo

120

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Jacob Nokes	6.19	7.18
5×5	Jacob Nokes	47.02	48.37
6×6	Jacob Nokes	1:29.80	1:33.11
Clock	Brayden Wroten	5.07	5.43
Megaminx	Livia Kleiner	40.62	44.82
Pyraminx	Livia Kleiner	2.42	2.83
Skewb	Brayden Wroten	1.77	2.33

The PB harvest

120 set · 28 still standing

Riley Jacques — Pyraminx single 2.74: into the top 2.8% of the event's history.
Ryker Barrett — Pyraminx single 3.58: into the top 5.8% of the event's history.
Zachary Bussey — Pyraminx single 4.02: into the top 7.8% of the event's history.
Ryan Kindt — Pyraminx single 4.32: into the top 9.3% of the event's history.
Carter Marshall — Pyraminx single 4.40: into the top 9.7% of the event's history.
Jaxon Perez — Pyraminx single 4.41: into the top 9.8% of the event's history.
Gavin Chartier — Skewb single 3.87: into the top 10.0% of the event's history.
Henry Self — Clock single 7.33: into the top 12.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

Ten 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

88 competitors · 584 results · 7 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. Jacob Nokes won it with a 7.18 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

88 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.