Competitions · Canada

Winnipeg Open 2023

Winnipeg, Manitoba · 17 June 2023 · 8 events · 87 competitors · 77 personal bests

Carter Kucala won four of the eight events (3×3, 3×3 blindfolded, Megaminx) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Simon Kellum by 0.27 seconds. 87 competitors produced 77 personal bests, 28 of which still stand today, and 45 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Rhylie Fediuk took a 2×2 single of 10.57 down to 3.67, 65 percent better in one day.

Four wins

Carter Kucala — 3×3, 3×3 blindfolded, Megaminx, Skewb

0.27s

closest final — 2×2, Simon Kellum over Carter Kucala

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Carter Kucala	7.01	7.44
2×2	Simon Kellum	1.31	1.94
4×4	Carter Bitz	22.38	27.48
7×7	Carter Bitz	2:25.56	2:32.45
3×3 blindfolded	Carter Kucala	23.89	—
Megaminx	Carter Kucala	46.08	49.79
Pyraminx	Simon Kellum	1.66	2.21
Skewb	Carter Kucala	1.89	2.11

The PB harvest

77 set · 28 still standing

Carter Bitz — 4×4 single 22.38: into the top 0.24% of the event's history.
William Cheng — 2×2 single 2.52: into the top 9.1% of the event's history.
Evan Dueck — 3×3 single 11.70: into the top 12.8% of the event's history.
Jonas Unrau — 3×3 single 11.85: into the top 13.4% of the event's history.
William Cheng — 3×3 single 12.26: into the top 14.8% of the event's history.
Jonas Unrau — 2×2 single 3.16: into the top 16.1% of the event's history.
Zac Clement — 2×2 single 3.16: into the top 16.1% of the event's history.
Randall Taylor — 3×3 single 12.79: into the top 16.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

45 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 · 487 results · 8 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. Carter Kucala won it with a 7.44 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

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.