Competitions · United States
Utah Puzzling For Awareness XL 2023
Spanish Fork, Utah · 22 April 2023 · 4 events · 59 competitors · 45 personal bests
Eric Pesci won two of the four events (3×3, 5×5) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Eric Pesci by 1.05 seconds. 59 competitors produced 45 personal bests, 8 of which still stand today, and eleven people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Zachary Barrus took a 7×7 single of 8:22.93 down to 4:40.45, 44 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Eric Pesci | 7.59 | 9.77 |
| 5×5 | Eric Pesci | 1:03.03 | 1:06.69 |
| 6×6 | Ty Baird | 1:44.20 | 1:57.39 |
| 7×7 | Ty Baird | 2:52.36 | 2:59.02 |
The PB harvest
45 set · 8 still standing- Rustin Haderlie — 5×5 single 1:18.56: into the top 18.0% of the event's history.
- Jacob Callahan — 5×5 single 1:31.28: into the top 28.3% of the event's history.
- Zachary Barrus — 6×6 single 2:36.14: into the top 28.8% of the event's history.
- Skye Bateman — 5×5 single 1:32.08: into the top 29.0% of the event's history.
- Dallin Benning — 3×3 single 16.63: into the top 29.8% of the event's history.
- Niv Raz — 3×3 single 19.29: into the top 37.9% of the event's history.
- Job Harvell — 6×6 single 3:10.50: into the top 46.0% of the event's history.
- Jacob Callahan — 6×6 single 3:10.75: into the top 46.1% of the event's history.
First-timers
Eleven 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
59 competitors · 190 results · 4 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 9.77 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
B D R' B2 D' B2 U' B2 R2 B2 L2 R2 B' U2 L2 U' F2 L2 D - 2
U' L F2 R2 B R' L U F2 L' U R2 D2 L' F2 R2 D2 R - 3
D2 R2 B2 R2 L F2 U' R' B2 R2 F' R2 F' R2 F' R2 B' U2 R U' - 4
L' D' F' D2 B2 R' B2 R D' R2 U' F2 L2 U L2 D2 B D F - 5
L' B' U2 B2 R' D B U L2 U' B2 L2 D B2 L2 D' R2 L2 D
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
59 competitors- Anders Schultz
- Beckett Brockbank
- Benjamin Hirschi
- Bradley Sampson
- Brock Burgi
- Cade Beck
- Caleb Liddle
- Calvin Avondet
- Canyon Pettitt
- Cooper Hicks
- Dallin Benning
- Damian Jones
- Damian Wilding
- Daniel Page
- Daniel Perez
- Daxton Bryce
- Dexton Bersie
- Edmund Westerberg
- Eli Jorgensen
- Elijah Kwok
- Eric Pesci
- Gage Osborn
- Grant Shelley
- Harrison Rex Wride
- Hudson Rockwell Bertola
- Isaac Myers
- Itay Fein
- Jacob Callahan
- Jacob Goddard
- Jacob Zook
- James Nelson
- Jason James Brunson
- Jaydon Welling
- Jeremiah Bennion McKean
- Jesus Meza
- Job Harvell
- Josh Page
- Lincoln Matthews
- Marcus Chiang
- Mateo Saldana
- Matt Braden
- Max Fairbanks
- Nathan P. Johnson
- Niv Raz
- Rigby C. Tippets
- Rustin Haderlie
- Ryder Monfredi
- Samuel Andelin
- Samuel Baird
- Skye Bateman
- Stevie Shogren
- Terry Dilts
- Toby Westerberg
- Tommy Clarke
- Ty Baird
- Victoria Chiang
- Wilson Hettinger
- Xander Beck
- Zachary Barrus
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.