Competitions · United States

Vermont Cubikon 2023

Bellows Falls, Vermont · 18 November 2023 · 6 events · 65 competitors · 57 personal bests

Mason Langenderfer won two of the six events (3×3 blindfolded, Skewb) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Mason Langenderfer by 0.04 seconds. 65 competitors produced 57 personal bests, 11 of which still stand today, and twelve people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Lucy LaRock took a Skewb single of 29.15 down to 10.51, 64 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Mason Langenderfer — 3×3 blindfolded, Skewb

0.04s

closest final — Skewb, Mason Langenderfer over Ethan Zhuang

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Jacob Schwartz	5.31	7.60
5×5	Cameron Soulagnet	51.29	53.96
3×3 blindfolded	Mason Langenderfer	28.98	34.91
Megaminx	Chris Yeager	48.20	51.58
Pyraminx	Marcus Kamen	1.89	2.31
Skewb	Mason Langenderfer	4.02	4.29

The PB harvest

57 set · 11 still standing

Charles Amarello — 3×3 single 5.99: into the top 0.48% of the event's history.
Margot Audero — Megaminx single 56.40: into the top 8.1% of the event's history.
Joseph Jones — 3×3 single 11.18: into the top 11.1% of the event's history.
Jack Hogan — Skewb single 6.09: into the top 26.4% of the event's history.
Julian Riggs — Megaminx single 1:27.40: into the top 26.4% of the event's history.
Cassidy Côté — Skewb single 6.55: into the top 30.1% of the event's history.
Cassidy Côté — 3×3 single 16.79: into the top 30.3% of the event's history.
Jack Hogan — 3×3 single 18.43: into the top 35.4% 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

65 competitors · 346 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. Jacob Schwartz 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.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

65 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.