Competitions · United States

Rapidly Grand 2023

Grand Rapids, Michigan · 10 September 2023 · 5 events · 74 competitors · 72 personal bests

Luke Garrett won three of the five events (3×3, 4×4, Megaminx) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Luke Garrett by 0.44 seconds. 74 competitors produced 72 personal bests, 32 of which still stand today, and 17 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

August Ridley took a Pyraminx single of 9.56 down to 2.28, 76 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Luke Garrett — 3×3, 4×4, Megaminx

0.44s

closest final — 3×3, Luke Garrett over Brian Johnson

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Luke Garrett	5.46	6.04
4×4	Luke Garrett	23.98	27.03
Megaminx	Luke Garrett	39.91	41.11
Pyraminx	Ezra Shere	1.33	1.54
Square-1	Brian Johnson	7.30	7.71

The PB harvest

72 set · 32 still standing

August Ridley — Pyraminx single 2.28: into the top 1.7% of the event's history.
Cameron Cook — Square-1 single 8.74: into the top 4.1% of the event's history.
Ivan Vanek — Pyraminx single 3.80: into the top 6.7% of the event's history.
Ali Chehab — Pyraminx single 4.04: into the top 7.9% of the event's history.
Elliot King — Pyraminx single 4.12: into the top 8.3% of the event's history.
Kelton Eric William Kyro — Pyraminx single 4.39: into the top 9.6% of the event's history.
Conrad Ballentine — Pyraminx single 4.62: into the top 10.9% of the event's history.
Eric Moras — Pyraminx single 4.65: into the top 11.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

17 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

74 competitors · 381 results · 5 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 6.04 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

74 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.