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Competitions · United States

Solving in Shreveport 2023

Shreveport, Louisiana · 5 February 2023 · 5 events · 85 competitors · 65 personal bests

Luke Garrett won three of the five events (3×3, 2×2, 6×6) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Luke Garrett by 0.29 seconds. 85 competitors produced 65 personal bests, 27 of which still stand today, and 33 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Austin Adueni took a Square-1 single of 55.42 down to 22.43, 60 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Luke Garrett — 3×3, 2×2, 6×6
0.29s
closest final — 2×2, Luke Garrett over Ryan Pilat
65
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Luke Garrett5.515.81
2×2Luke Garrett1.081.66
6×6Luke Garrett1:44.201:48.40
PyraminxAndres Rodriguez2.232.51
Square-1Ryan Pilat6.597.61

The PB harvest

65 set · 27 still standing
  • Jake McCathran — 3×3 single 8.70: into the top 4.2% of the event's history.
  • Henry Foster — 3×3 single 10.04: into the top 7.6% of the event's history.
  • Henry Foster — Pyraminx single 4.16: into the top 8.5% of the event's history.
  • Jake McCathran — 2×2 single 2.57: into the top 9.6% of the event's history.
  • Cade Volle — 3×3 single 10.88: into the top 10.1% of the event's history.
  • Sebastian West — 3×3 single 11.18: into the top 11.1% of the event's history.
  • Jackie Caler — Pyraminx single 4.77: into the top 11.8% of the event's history.
  • Victor Gheorghisor — 2×2 single 3.07: into the top 15.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

33 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

85 competitors · 355 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 5.81 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

85 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.