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Florida Returns 2021

Orlando, Florida · 24 July 2021 · 8 events · 40 competitors · 67 personal bests

Luke Garrett won two of the eight events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 4×4, won by Yi-Fan Wu (吳亦凡) by 0.20 seconds. 40 competitors produced 67 personal bests, 10 of which still stand today, and five people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Tommy Cherry set the 3×3 blindfolded single world record: 15.27.

Two wins
Luke Garrett — 3×3, 3×3 one-handed
0.20s
closest final — 4×4, Yi-Fan Wu (吳亦凡) over Katie Hull
67
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Luke Garrett5.206.01
2×2Zayn Khanani0.951.32
4×4Yi-Fan Wu (吳亦凡)22.7029.94
5×5Yi-Fan Wu (吳亦凡)47.0150.19
3×3 blindfoldedTommy Cherry15.27
3×3 one-handedLuke Garrett8.1111.17
MegaminxTommy Cherry39.2048.12
Square-1Noah Swor5.899.30

The PB harvest

67 set · 10 still standing
  • Noah Paredes — 2×2 single 1.95: into the top 4.4% of the event's history.
  • Dhwani Hada — 2×2 single 2.89: into the top 13.0% of the event's history.
  • Santino Maiorino — 3×3 blindfolded single 1:14.53: into the top 17.6% of the event's history.
  • Derek Sears — 3×3 one-handed single 19.31: into the top 18.7% of the event's history.
  • Noah Paredes — Megaminx single 1:25.45: into the top 25.2% of the event's history.
  • Cole Breuer — 5×5 single 1:41.88: into the top 36.8% of the event's history.
  • Gus Lipkin — Megaminx single 1:45.07: into the top 37.6% of the event's history.
  • Sumanth Chandrupatla — 5×5 single 1:52.72: into the top 44.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

Five people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 4,438 people who made their debut in 2021. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

40 competitors · 288 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 6.01 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

40 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.