Competitions · United States
Bloomington Open 2024
Bloomington, Indiana · 24 February 2024 · 6 events · 55 competitors · 55 personal bests
Luke Garrett won five of the six events (3×3, 4×4, Megaminx) and the closest final was the Square-1, won by Luke Garrett by 0.09 seconds. 55 competitors produced 55 personal bests, 14 of which still stand today, and six people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Christian Leach took a Megaminx single of 3:50.53 down to 1:42.96, 55 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Luke Garrett | 5.04 | 5.95 |
| 4×4 | Luke Garrett | 25.35 | 28.84 |
| Clock | Reed W. Richardson | 3.45 | 3.77 |
| Megaminx | Luke Garrett | 31.54 | 39.61 |
| Pyraminx | Luke Garrett | 1.98 | 2.84 |
| Square-1 | Luke Garrett | 8.91 | 11.49 |
The PB harvest
55 set · 14 still standing- Sebastian Morber — 4×4 single 29.78: into the top 2.7% of the event's history.
- Akshaansh Chilakapati — Pyraminx single 3.03: into the top 3.7% of the event's history.
- Grant Denton — Pyraminx single 6.25: into the top 21.8% of the event's history.
- Christian Leach — 3×3 single 16.40: into the top 29.1% of the event's history.
- Christian Leach — Pyraminx single 7.25: into the top 29.9% of the event's history.
- Shawn William Pena — Clock single 11.39: into the top 32.1% of the event's history.
- Justin Reilmann — Square-1 single 22.30: into the top 33.1% of the event's history.
- Christian Leach — Megaminx single 1:42.96: into the top 36.4% of the event's history.
First-timers
Six people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 32,954 people who made their debut in 2024. 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
55 competitors · 301 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. Luke Garrett won it with a 5.95 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
U B U2 L2 D2 L2 B' F2 U2 F D U' L B2 D L2 R' B R' U' - 2
L' F' R2 F2 D' L2 D' L' B2 L2 F L2 B R2 F' L2 U B2 D - 3
U R B D U2 L2 D B2 L2 R2 U2 B2 L U' F' U L' D2 B L - 4
F' R2 F' D2 B L2 D2 B' R2 U' R B' D' L F2 D' R' F D F - 5
R' B2 R' D' L2 D' U' B2 R2 B2 F' L' R' F' U B2 D2 L2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
55 competitors- Aarav Bhoite
- Aidan Halloran
- Akshaansh Chilakapati
- Amos Lyons
- Anshul Kumar
- Aria Meyer
- Benjamin Stump
- Benjamin Vannoy
- Boston Barnard
- Brody Lassner
- Bryson Litherland
- Caleb Kippenbrock
- Christian Leach
- Christopher Hawk
- Craig Ulrey
- Daniel Krug
- Dominic Brandi
- Ellery Dillon
- Elliott Perkins
- Emery McFeeter
- Gavin Hartman
- Graham Hartman
- Grant Denton
- Jack Richard Kilby III
- Jason Krug
- Javier Gonzalez-Napoleoni
- Jin Thrall
- John Hruska
- Jonah Swift
- Justin Reilmann
- Kartik Dhanda
- Kayden Yang
- Keiden Hudson
- Kingston Pumel
- Layne VanSiegel
- Lucas Stambaugh
- Lucy Grace Bryson
- Luke Garrett
- Luke Pearson
- Micah Swift
- Mike Hughey
- Nate Abeleda
- Owen Stotts
- Rebecca Hughey
- Reed W. Richardson
- Samuel Fleming
- Sebastian Morber
- Shawn William Pena
- Simeon Bishop
- Thamaneeswar Sathesh Kumar
- Tommy Stady
- Tyler Brodzinski
- Vignesshwar Viswanathan
- William Guijosa
- Zachary Hall
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.