Competitions · United States

Cincinnati Speed Solving 2025

Cincinnati, Ohio · 22 February 2025 · 5 events · 110 competitors · 105 personal bests

Luke Garrett won five of the five events (3×3, 2×2, Clock) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Luke Garrett by 0.08 seconds. 110 competitors produced 105 personal bests, 33 of which still stand today, and 24 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Smitty Gauthier took a 2×2 single of 3.45 down to 1.25, 64 percent better in one day.

Five wins

Luke Garrett — 3×3, 2×2, Clock, Megaminx, Pyraminx

0.08s

closest final — Pyraminx, Luke Garrett over Jacob Dyland Bennett

105

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Luke Garrett	5.29	6.01
2×2	Luke Garrett	1.13	2.01
Clock	Luke Garrett	4.09	5.51
Megaminx	Luke Garrett	38.14	38.65
Pyraminx	Luke Garrett	1.53	2.31

The PB harvest

105 set · 33 still standing

Lucas Meyer — Pyraminx single 1.70: into the top 0.67% of the event's history.
Smitty Gauthier — 2×2 single 1.25: into the top 1.2% of the event's history.
Graham Hartman — 3×3 single 7.14: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
Nate Abeleda — Pyraminx single 2.47: into the top 2.1% of the event's history.
Andrew Sotto — 3×3 single 8.14: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
Jacob Dyland Bennett — Clock single 4.42: into the top 3.2% of the event's history.
Colin Nelson — 3×3 single 8.62: into the top 4.0% of the event's history.
Jonah Swift — 2×2 single 1.92: into the top 4.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

24 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 28,483 people who made their debut in 2025. 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

110 competitors · 612 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 6.01 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

110 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.