Competitions · United States

Flex in Lex 2023

Lexington, Kentucky · 19 August 2023 · 6 events · 83 competitors · 83 personal bests

Luke Griesser won two of the six events (3×3, 4×4) and the closest final was the Square-1, won by Maksymilian Misiak by 0.10 seconds. 83 competitors produced 83 personal bests, 13 of which still stand today, and 22 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Cody Strother took a Clock single of 19.68 down to 11.24, 43 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Luke Griesser — 3×3, 4×4

0.10s

closest final — Square-1, Maksymilian Misiak over Aidan Halloran

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Luke Griesser	5.52	5.72
4×4	Luke Griesser	25.47	30.07
Clock	Braden Richards	6.27	6.80
Pyraminx	Steven Wintringham	1.80	2.21
Skewb	Dominic Brandi	3.20	4.29
Square-1	Maksymilian Misiak	7.51	11.04

The PB harvest

83 set · 13 still standing

Jonathan Scott — Pyraminx single 3.46: into the top 5.3% of the event's history.
Jacob Hightman — 3×3 single 9.37: into the top 5.8% of the event's history.
Thomas Kohann — 4×4 single 37.56: into the top 9.3% of the event's history.
Matthew Tillett — 3×3 single 11.10: into the top 10.8% of the event's history.
Henry Powell — Skewb single 4.04: into the top 11.2% of the event's history.
Jonathan Scott — Square-1 single 16.19: into the top 19.1% of the event's history.
John Eith — Pyraminx single 6.38: into the top 22.9% of the event's history.
Andrew Dundon — Skewb single 5.96: into the top 25.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

22 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

83 competitors · 442 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 Griesser won it with a 5.72 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

83 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.