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Competitions · United States

Naperville Summer 2023

Naperville, Illinois · 19 August 2023 · 6 events · 76 competitors · 83 personal bests

Luke Garrett won two of the six events (3×3, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Brian Johnson by 0.02 seconds. 76 competitors produced 83 personal bests, 23 of which still stand today, and nine people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Elijah Ackerman took a Square-1 single of 48.78 down to 10.36, 79 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Luke Garrett — 3×3, 4×4
0.02s
closest final — 2×2, Brian Johnson over Luke Garrett
83
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Luke Garrett5.086.67
2×2Brian Johnson0.961.33
4×4Luke Garrett25.0627.00
3×3 blindfoldedCarter Kucala21.19
ClockReed W. Richardson3.524.08
Square-1Brian Johnson6.938.05

The PB harvest

83 set · 23 still standing
  • Reed W. Richardson — 2×2 single 1.22: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
  • Brandon Reichman — 3×3 single 10.84: into the top 10.0% of the event's history.
  • Mitchell Toth — 4×4 single 38.57: into the top 10.4% of the event's history.
  • Adrian Millan — 2×2 single 3.13: into the top 15.8% of the event's history.
  • Ethan Solis — 3×3 single 13.23: into the top 18.2% of the event's history.
  • Andrew Vauter — 3×3 blindfolded single 1:18.91: into the top 19.2% of the event's history.
  • Luke Mackey — 2×2 single 3.93: into the top 25.6% of the event's history.
  • Aisha Siddiqui — 3×3 single 15.61: into the top 26.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

Nine 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

76 competitors · 447 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 6.67 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

76 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.