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Ohio State Fall 2023

Columbus, Ohio · 30 September 2023 · 7 events · 56 competitors · 70 personal bests

Luke Garrett won five of the seven events (3×3, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Luke Garrett by 0.67 seconds. 56 competitors produced 70 personal bests, 13 of which still stand today, and four people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Elliott Cantor took a Square-1 single of 52.41 down to 25.52, 51 percent better in one day.

Five wins
Luke Garrett — 3×3, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, 3×3 blindfolded
0.67s
closest final — 3×3, Luke Garrett over Dylan Miller
70
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Luke Garrett4.805.85
5×5Luke Garrett51.6054.11
6×6Luke Garrett1:32.871:38.24
7×7Luke Garrett2:28.302:33.26
3×3 blindfoldedLuke Garrett40.15
MegaminxDylan Miller36.0637.81
Square-1Dominic Cater7.047.94

The PB harvest

70 set · 13 still standing
  • Roman V. Simkins — 3×3 single 8.60: into the top 4.0% of the event's history.
  • Harsha Paladugu — Megaminx single 51.76: into the top 5.9% of the event's history.
  • Xuyan Huang (黄绪琂) — 3×3 single 10.68: into the top 9.5% of the event's history.
  • Jacob Nobili — Square-1 single 11.97: into the top 9.8% of the event's history.
  • Noah Akers — 3×3 single 15.33: into the top 25.5% of the event's history.
  • Wesley Miller — Square-1 single 21.81: into the top 32.1% of the event's history.
  • Liam Baker — Megaminx single 1:38.47: into the top 33.6% of the event's history.
  • Roman V. Simkins — 5×5 single 1:45.74: into the top 39.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

Four 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

56 competitors · 328 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 5.85 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

56 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.