Competitions · United States

West Side Cube Clash 2023

Chicago, Illinois · 1 July 2023 · 5 events · 94 competitors · 92 personal bests

Luke Garrett won two of the five events (3×3, 2×2) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Brian Johnson by 0.11 seconds. 94 competitors produced 92 personal bests, 28 of which still stand today, and 20 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Elijah Eckert took a 2×2 single of 7.20 down to 2.58, 64 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Luke Garrett — 3×3, 2×2

0.11s

closest final — Pyraminx, Brian Johnson over Simon Kellum

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Luke Garrett	5.82	6.12
2×2	Luke Garrett	1.23	1.50
Clock	Reed W. Richardson	3.69	4.16
Pyraminx	Brian Johnson	1.61	2.02
Square-1	Brian Johnson	7.30	7.63

The PB harvest

92 set · 28 still standing

Władysław Potok — 2×2 single 1.20: into the top 1.0% of the event's history.
Władysław Potok — 3×3 single 7.32: into the top 1.7% of the event's history.
Sebastian Morber — 2×2 single 1.70: into the top 3.1% of the event's history.
Evan Andrews — 3×3 single 9.05: into the top 5.0% of the event's history.
Sebastian Morber — Pyraminx single 4.22: into the top 8.8% of the event's history.
Elijah Eckert — 2×2 single 2.58: into the top 9.7% of the event's history.
János Csontos — 3×3 single 10.94: into the top 10.3% of the event's history.
Keeley Gildemeister — Square-1 single 13.46: into the top 12.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

20 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

94 competitors · 458 results · 5 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. Luke Garrett won it with a 6.12 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

94 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.