Competitions · United States

Cardinal Bird Fiesta 2018

Louisville, Kentucky · 24 June 2018 · 8 events · 103 competitors · 96 personal bests

Phillip Lewicki won three of the eight events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Luke Garrett by 0.33 seconds. 103 competitors produced 96 personal bests, 20 of which still stand today, and 37 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Carlo Calipo took a Skewb single of 31.25 down to 9.85, 68 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Phillip Lewicki — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5

0.33s

closest final — 3×3 one-handed, Luke Garrett over Eric Zhao

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Phillip Lewicki	6.78	7.72
4×4	Phillip Lewicki	28.16	31.42
5×5	Phillip Lewicki	1:00.40	1:08.33
6×6	Blake Thompson	2:10.70	2:14.71
3×3 blindfolded	Raymond Goslow	1:27.95	—
3×3 one-handed	Luke Garrett	14.55	16.21
Megaminx	Andy Denney	40.79	43.37
Skewb	Luke Van Laningham	3.02	3.55

The PB harvest

96 set · 20 still standing

Adam Chen — 3×3 single 8.52: into the top 3.8% of the event's history.
Jiaxuan Wang — 3×3 single 9.56: into the top 6.3% of the event's history.
Nick Purdy — Skewb single 5.23: into the top 20.0% of the event's history.
Isaac Cheng — 3×3 single 13.99: into the top 20.9% of the event's history.
Landon Herper — Skewb single 5.47: into the top 21.7% of the event's history.
Joseph Ryan — 3×3 single 14.67: into the top 23.3% of the event's history.
Joshua Lynn White — 3×3 single 17.33: into the top 32.0% of the event's history.
Kyle Law — Skewb single 7.41: into the top 36.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

37 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,076 people who made their debut in 2018. 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

103 competitors · 491 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. Phillip Lewicki won it with a 7.72 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

103 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.