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Country Roads Huntington 2023

Huntington, West Virginia · 22 April 2023 · 6 events · 61 competitors · 31 personal bests

Benjamin Pugh won two of the six events (3×3, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Anton Vovchenko by 0.61 seconds. 61 competitors produced 31 personal bests, 6 of which still stand today, and 28 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

William Fletcher Blair took a 2×2 single of 7.26 down to 4.50, 38 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Benjamin Pugh — 3×3, 5×5
0.61s
closest final — 2×2, Anton Vovchenko over Mason Langenderfer
31
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Benjamin Pugh6.207.44
2×2Anton Vovchenko1.712.10
5×5Benjamin Pugh1:02.181:04.70
3×3 blindfoldedMason Langenderfer51.96
MegaminxStephen Griggs55.0056.52
3×3 Multi-BlindDonna Krueger6 of 8 cubes · 59:18

The PB harvest

31 set · 6 still standing
  • Heath Parsons — 3×3 single 8.67: into the top 4.1% of the event's history.
  • Thomas Daniel Trimble — 3×3 single 10.81: into the top 9.9% of the event's history.
  • Carter Liam Gore — 3×3 single 14.68: into the top 23.3% of the event's history.
  • Jacob Mark Sandy — 2×2 single 5.25: into the top 42.4% of the event's history.
  • Thomas Farrell — 3×3 single 35.37: into the top 71.0% of the event's history.
  • George Golikov — 3×3 single 36.50: into the top 72.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

28 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 37,591 people who made their debut in 2023. 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

61 competitors · 263 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. Benjamin Pugh won it with a 7.44 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

61 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.