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No Shoes Kentucky 2019

Florence, Kentucky · 27 December 2019 · 7 events · 58 competitors · 47 personal bests

Luke Garrett won two of the seven events (3×3, 3×3 with feet) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by John Gaynor by 0.17 seconds. 58 competitors produced 47 personal bests, 24 of which still stand today, and five people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Brian Brock took a 3×3 single of 33.79 down to 22.01, 35 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Luke Garrett — 3×3, 3×3 with feet
0.17s
closest final — Pyraminx, John Gaynor over Marcus Kamen
47
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Luke Garrett5.866.53
7×7Joshua Feran2:55.913:07.68
3×3 Fewest MovesChris Chi24 moves25.67
PyraminxJohn Gaynor1.662.35
4×4 blindfoldedJacob Ambrose7:41.12
5×5 blindfoldedJoshua Feran15:48.00
3×3 with feetLuke Garrett26.3029.94

The PB harvest

47 set · 24 still standing
  • Nolan Wood — 3×3 with feet single 27.61: into the top 1.7% of the event's history.
  • Jayden Mitchell — 3×3 with feet single 33.24: into the top 3.4% of the event's history.
  • Andrew Dundon — 3×3 single 9.71: into the top 6.7% of the event's history.
  • Dominic Heising — 3×3 with feet single 43.00: into the top 7.6% of the event's history.
  • Chris Chi — 3×3 with feet single 48.92: into the top 10.8% of the event's history.
  • Adam Collier — 3×3 with feet single 1:04.88: into the top 18.5% of the event's history.
  • Carlo Calipo — Pyraminx single 5.93: into the top 19.5% of the event's history.
  • Miles Lentz — 3×3 with feet single 1:08.41: into the top 20.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

Five 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

58 competitors · 321 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 6.53 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

58 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.