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Competitions · United States

Bulldog Holiday Bash 2021

Uniontown, Ohio · 18 December 2021 · 5 events · 45 competitors · 41 personal bests

Ari Randers-Pehrson won two of the five events (4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Zayn Khanani by 0.50 seconds. 45 competitors produced 41 personal bests, 3 of which still stand today, and eleven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Luca Spataro took a 4×4 single of 1:30.78 down to 49.79, 45 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Ari Randers-Pehrson — 4×4, 5×5
0.50s
closest final — 2×2, Zayn Khanani over Luke Garrett
41
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Luke Garrett5.996.47
2×2Zayn Khanani0.921.24
4×4Ari Randers-Pehrson22.5823.67
5×5Ari Randers-Pehrson49.0952.80
3×3 blindfoldedTommy Cherry16.10

The PB harvest

41 set · 3 still standing

First-timers

Eleven people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 4,438 people who made their debut in 2021. 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

45 competitors · 250 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 6.47 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

45 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.