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Utah Championship 2023

Salt Lake City, Utah · 11 November 2023 · 11 events · 127 competitors · 221 personal bests

Paul Mahvi won four of the eleven events (4×4, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Eric Pesci by 0.13 seconds. 127 competitors produced 221 personal bests, 89 of which still stand today, and twelve people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Colin Barney took a Square-1 single of 1:15.28 down to 19.64, 74 percent better in one day.

Four wins
Paul Mahvi — 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7
0.13s
closest final — 2×2, Eric Pesci over David Dopp
221
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Eric Pesci6.667.60
2×2Eric Pesci2.392.49
4×4Paul Mahvi26.8328.52
5×5Paul Mahvi49.0854.31
6×6Paul Mahvi1:32.121:35.56
7×7Paul Mahvi2:20.692:24.39
3×3 one-handedMateo Tiul12.5014.74
MegaminxAnton Smolyanyy40.2442.94
PyraminxCorbin Rodriguez1.692.85
SkewbJacob Levie2.243.23
Square-1Calvin Nielson6.4910.40

The PB harvest

221 set · 89 still standing
  • Ace Schembri — Skewb single 1.58: into the top 0.55% of the event's history.
  • David Dopp — 3×3 single 6.50: into the top 0.85% of the event's history.
  • Miles Halverson — 3×3 single 7.48: into the top 1.9% of the event's history.
  • Eric Pesci — Skewb single 2.67: into the top 3.5% of the event's history.
  • Cade Beck — Skewb single 2.81: into the top 4.1% of the event's history.
  • Lewis Isom — 3×3 single 8.71: into the top 4.2% of the event's history.
  • Eric Pesci — Square-1 single 9.37: into the top 5.0% of the event's history.
  • Job Harvell — Skewb single 3.58: into the top 8.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

Twelve 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

127 competitors · 861 results · 11 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. Eric Pesci won it with a 7.60 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

127 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.