Competitions · United States
Evanston Summer Side Events 2023
Evanston, Illinois · 27 August 2023 · 7 events · 41 competitors · 50 personal bests
Luke Garrett won four of the seven events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Luke Garrett by 0.37 seconds. 41 competitors produced 50 personal bests, 12 of which still stand today, and six people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Elijah Eckert took a 3×3 one-handed single of 2:07.88 down to 48.41, 62 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Luke Garrett | 5.84 | 6.02 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Carter Kucala | 21.35 | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Luke Garrett | 9.53 | 10.04 |
| Megaminx | Luke Garrett | 36.27 | 40.26 |
| Pyraminx | Luke Garrett | 1.61 | 2.56 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | Jacob Turrubiartes | 4:48.84 | — |
| 5×5 blindfolded | Carter Kucala | 7:50.74 | — |
The PB harvest
50 set · 12 still standing- Akshay Bharadwaj — Pyraminx single 4.08: into the top 8.1% of the event's history.
- Akshay Bharadwaj — 3×3 single 12.50: into the top 15.6% of the event's history.
- Khai Todd — 3×3 single 15.06: into the top 24.6% of the event's history.
- Maxwell Kulasa — Pyraminx single 7.44: into the top 31.5% of the event's history.
- Oliver Dunn — 3×3 single 17.60: into the top 32.9% of the event's history.
- Isaac James Dunn — Megaminx single 1:48.73: into the top 39.6% of the event's history.
- Akshay Bharadwaj — 3×3 one-handed single 27.61: into the top 40.9% of the event's history.
- Jammir Aloya — Megaminx single 1:56.32: into the top 43.8% of the event's history.
First-timers
Six 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
41 competitors · 253 results · 7 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 6.02 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
U B' F2 L2 U2 B2 R2 D' F2 L2 B' L U2 F L B' U' B2 D2 - 2
B2 F U' L2 B2 D2 R2 U R2 F2 U L2 B L' B U L B2 R - 3
R2 U2 R2 U B2 D2 L2 R2 D R2 F2 B' U' R F L' B2 L' U L - 4
R U2 L U' B D' R2 L' D2 R B' L2 D2 F' L2 D2 F L2 F2 D' - 5
B2 F L2 D2 F' R2 U2 F2 D' U R' B' L' R' F' L B2 R'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
41 competitors- Aaron Soley
- Adam Schwenn
- Akshay Bharadwaj
- Amanda Sugiharto
- Asher Cowen Donahoe
- Ben Castro
- Brandon Reichman
- Brayden Thompson
- Brian Johnson
- Carter Kucala
- Chris Shapley
- Colin Sharpe
- Dominic McCraw
- Draco Tong
- Elijah Eckert
- Henry Love
- Isaac James Dunn
- Ishaan Thirumalaivasan
- Jack Izzo
- Jacob Turrubiartes
- James Kelso
- Jammir Aloya
- János Csontos
- Jonah Shapley
- Juliet Soley
- Khai Todd
- Kris Kaczmarczyk
- Luke Garrett
- Madden Spurlock
- Maxwell Kulasa
- Michael Josefik
- Oliver Dunn
- Pincong Kuang (邝品聪)
- Saransh Grover
- Simon Kellum
- Steven Wintringham
- Tyler Watanapongse
- Ved Nalla
- Wesley Marusic
- Wyatt Galvin
- Zachary Kaczmarczyk
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.