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Ohio State Winter 2023

Columbus, Ohio · 9 December 2023 · 7 events · 55 competitors · 56 personal bests

Luke Garrett won four of the seven events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Harsha Paladugu by 0.15 seconds. 55 competitors produced 56 personal bests, 17 of which still stand today, and two people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Jonathan Amrhein took a Pyraminx single of 13.41 down to 3.87, 71 percent better in one day.

Four wins
Luke Garrett — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 7×7
0.15s
closest final — Pyraminx, Harsha Paladugu over Luke Garrett
56
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Luke Garrett5.966.35
2×2Luke Garrett1.411.73
4×4Luke Garrett24.6728.27
7×7Luke Garrett2:33.612:35.78
3×3 blindfoldedMason Langenderfer41.68
PyraminxHarsha Paladugu1.362.04
4×4 blindfoldedBraden Richards6:59.23

The PB harvest

56 set · 17 still standing
  • Evan Wright — 2×2 single 1.60: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
  • Jonathan Amrhein — Pyraminx single 3.87: into the top 7.0% of the event's history.
  • Daniel Corson — Pyraminx single 4.64: into the top 11.0% of the event's history.
  • Grant Tanski — 2×2 single 2.97: into the top 13.9% of the event's history.
  • Daniel Ables — 3×3 single 12.24: into the top 14.7% of the event's history.
  • Daniel Perez Delgado — 2×2 single 3.05: into the top 14.8% of the event's history.
  • David Miguel-Santiago — 4×4 single 42.82: into the top 15.5% of the event's history.
  • Aiden Zangmeister — Pyraminx single 5.69: into the top 17.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

Two 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

55 competitors · 324 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 6.35 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

55 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.