Competitions · United States

Cincinnati Speed Solving 2024

Cincinnati, Ohio · 27 April 2024 · 6 events · 112 competitors · 84 personal bests

Luke Garrett won three of the six events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Luke Van Laningham by 0.04 seconds. 112 competitors produced 84 personal bests, 29 of which still stand today, and 38 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Nolan Mahaffey took a Pyraminx single of 25.43 down to 11.04, 57 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Luke Garrett — 3×3, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx

0.04s

closest final — 2×2, Luke Van Laningham over Luke Garrett

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Luke Garrett	4.95	5.46
2×2	Luke Van Laningham	1.14	1.69
3×3 one-handed	Luke Garrett	7.38	9.73
Megaminx	Luke Garrett	38.00	39.39
Pyraminx	Luke Van Laningham	1.75	2.66
Skewb	Luke Van Laningham	1.97	2.36

The PB harvest

84 set · 29 still standing

Oliver Hettrich — 2×2 single 1.57: into the top 2.5% of the event's history.
Sathyachith Ramkiran — Pyraminx single 2.92: into the top 3.4% of the event's history.
Nick Arvin — 3×3 single 8.99: into the top 4.8% of the event's history.
Justin Reilmann — 2×2 single 2.25: into the top 6.6% of the event's history.
Justin Reilmann — Skewb single 3.69: into the top 8.9% of the event's history.
Oliver Hettrich — 3×3 one-handed single 16.21: into the top 10.7% of the event's history.
Nolan Mathew Roode — 2×2 single 3.10: into the top 15.4% of the event's history.
Nick Arvin — 3×3 one-handed single 21.12: into the top 23.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

38 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

112 competitors · 582 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 5.46 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

112 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.