Competitions · United States

Wisconsin Cubing Marathon 2023

Rothschild, Wisconsin · 26 August 2023 · 6 events · 96 competitors · 85 personal bests

Zeke Mackay won two of the six events (3×3, 4×4 blindfolded) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Brian Johnson by 0.12 seconds. 96 competitors produced 85 personal bests, 26 of which still stand today, and 22 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Raela Cantrall took a Pyraminx single of 15.95 down to 5.91, 63 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Zeke Mackay — 3×3, 4×4 blindfolded

0.12s

closest final — 2×2, Brian Johnson over Carter Kucala

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Zeke Mackay	6.31	6.97
2×2	Brian Johnson	1.25	1.51
6×6	Nathan Phillips	1:35.76	1:37.89
Megaminx	Brian Johnson	44.04	49.53
Pyraminx	Simon Kellum	1.50	2.19
4×4 blindfolded	Zeke Mackay	3:47.07	—

The PB harvest

85 set · 26 still standing

Nathan Rahn — Pyraminx single 1.12: into the top 0.094% of the event's history.
Zach Calin — 3×3 single 7.59: into the top 2.1% of the event's history.
James Elliott — 3×3 single 7.83: into the top 2.5% of the event's history.
Will Cerne — Pyraminx single 2.71: into the top 2.7% of the event's history.
Silas Breault — Megaminx single 53.98: into the top 7.0% of the event's history.
Hayes Sperbeck — 3×3 single 9.86: into the top 7.1% of the event's history.
Carter Cieslewicz — Pyraminx single 4.09: into the top 8.1% of the event's history.
Carter Cieslewicz — 3×3 single 10.50: into the top 9.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

22 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

96 competitors · 456 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. Zeke Mackay won it with a 6.97 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

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solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

96 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.