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Competitions · United States

Flag City Spring 2019

Findlay, Ohio · 28 April 2019 · 8 events · 72 competitors · 89 personal bests

Luke Garrett won two of the eight events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Harsha Paladugu by 0.09 seconds. 72 competitors produced 89 personal bests, 29 of which still stand today, and 18 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Benjamin Wilson took a Pyraminx single of 20.02 down to 6.47, 68 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Luke Garrett — 3×3, 3×3 one-handed
0.09s
closest final — Pyraminx, Harsha Paladugu over Steven Wintringham
89
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Luke Garrett6.207.63
2×2Nolan Wood1.111.71
3×3 blindfoldedJack Pfeifer1:27.09—
3×3 one-handedLuke Garrett9.9312.57
ClockMason Langenderfer8.5710.16
PyraminxHarsha Paladugu1.642.89
4×4 blindfoldedBraden Richards10:40.00—
3×3 with feetNolan Wood30.2432.06

The PB harvest

89 set · 29 still standing
  • Carson Blamer — Pyraminx single 2.81: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
  • Gabriel Coates — 3×3 single 8.26: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.
  • Gabriel Coates — 3×3 one-handed single 12.89: into the top 4.2% of the event's history.
  • Gabriel Coates — 2×2 single 1.96: into the top 4.5% of the event's history.
  • Nikhil Anderson — Pyraminx single 4.01: into the top 7.7% of the event's history.
  • Nikhil Anderson — 2×2 single 2.68: into the top 10.7% of the event's history.
  • David Dixon — 2×2 single 3.12: into the top 15.6% of the event's history.
  • Bennett Stouder — 3×3 single 12.93: into the top 17.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

18 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 27,871 people who made their debut in 2019. 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

72 competitors · 357 results · 8 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 7.63 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

72 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.