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Competitions · United States

Cubing by the Kings 2023

Mason, Ohio · 9 September 2023 · 6 events · 58 competitors · 69 personal bests

Luke Garrett won five of the six events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Ezra Shere by 0.10 seconds. 58 competitors produced 69 personal bests, 8 of which still stand today, and five people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

John Milburn III took a 3×3 single of 34.86 down to 13.63, 61 percent better in one day.

Five wins
Luke Garrett — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed
0.10s
closest final — Pyraminx, Ezra Shere over Harsha Paladugu
69
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Luke Garrett5.126.12
2×2Luke Garrett1.311.44
4×4Luke Garrett26.0128.70
5×5Luke Garrett49.5455.49
3×3 one-handedLuke Garrett8.9910.38
PyraminxEzra Shere1.311.82

The PB harvest

69 set · 8 still standing
  • Cliford Samuel Pradeep Jelin — 2×2 single 1.23: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
  • Harsha Paladugu — 2×2 single 1.54: into the top 2.3% of the event's history.
  • Drew Dwyer — 3×3 one-handed single 15.91: into the top 10.0% of the event's history.
  • Antonio Patag — 3×3 one-handed single 18.76: into the top 17.1% of the event's history.
  • Liam Kim — 3×3 one-handed single 19.22: into the top 18.4% of the event's history.
  • John Milburn III — 3×3 single 13.63: into the top 19.7% of the event's history.
  • Neel Godbole — 3×3 single 20.39: into the top 41.1% of the event's history.
  • Cliford Samuel Pradeep Jelin — 3×3 one-handed single 29.00: into the top 44.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

Five 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

58 competitors · 349 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 6.12 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

58 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.