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Competitions · United States

Somerset September 2023

Somerset, Kentucky · 30 September 2023 · 6 events · 32 competitors · 35 personal bests

Evan Brown won three of the six events (5×5, 6×6, 3×3 blindfolded) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Miles Lentz by 0.21 seconds. 32 competitors produced 35 personal bests, 4 of which still stand today, and nine people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Roland Ababat took a Skewb single of 10.85 down to 3.12, 71 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Evan Brown — 5×5, 6×6, 3×3 blindfolded
0.21s
closest final — 3×3, Miles Lentz over Sujan Feist
35
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Miles Lentz6.868.93
2×2Sujan Feist1.431.78
5×5Evan Brown57.771:08.62
6×6Evan Brown2:04.562:06.87
3×3 blindfoldedEvan Brown1:46.26
SkewbDominic Brandi3.144.40

The PB harvest

35 set · 4 still standing
  • Garrett Hadaway — 3×3 single 6.96: into the top 1.3% of the event's history.
  • Killian Jones — 2×2 single 4.02: into the top 26.7% of the event's history.
  • Arian Martinez — 3×3 single 27.22: into the top 57.3% of the event's history.
  • Elijah Simpson — 3×3 blindfolded single 3:59.11: into the top 67.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

Nine 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

32 competitors · 231 results · 6 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. Miles Lentz won it with a 8.93 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

32 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.