Competitions · United States

Vegas Cubing Fall 2023

Las Vegas, Nevada · 28 October 2023 · 6 events · 87 competitors · 70 personal bests

Ivan Vanek won two of the six events (2×2, Square-1) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Ivan Vanek by 0.06 seconds. 87 competitors produced 70 personal bests, 17 of which still stand today, and 32 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Jaxon Roberts took a 2×2 single of 15.68 down to 5.16, 67 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Ivan Vanek — 2×2, Square-1

0.06s

closest final — 2×2, Ivan Vanek over Elijah Poma

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Jaden Thompson	7.91	9.29
2×2	Ivan Vanek	1.47	2.04
5×5	Dan Tran	50.72	56.31
Megaminx	Dan Tran	50.06	54.36
Pyraminx	Preston Schwartz	3.27	3.59
Square-1	Ivan Vanek	8.12	9.27

The PB harvest

70 set · 17 still standing

Elijah Poma — 2×2 single 1.28: into the top 1.3% of the event's history.
Oleksandr Sheikin — Pyraminx single 4.55: into the top 10.5% of the event's history.
Adonis Cabasa — 2×2 single 3.24: into the top 17.1% of the event's history.
Connor Pavicic — Pyraminx single 5.75: into the top 18.1% of the event's history.
Daniel Doherty — 5×5 single 1:29.68: into the top 27.0% of the event's history.
Kalel Amaury Romsa — Megaminx single 1:30.34: into the top 28.4% of the event's history.
Timothy Huynh — Megaminx single 1:37.44: into the top 33.0% of the event's history.
Cooper D. Adams — Pyraminx single 7.83: into the top 34.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

32 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

87 competitors · 387 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. Jaden Thompson won it with a 9.29 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

87 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.