Competitions · United States

The Blantucky Derby 2023

Blanchester, Ohio · 13 May 2023 · 5 events · 71 competitors · 62 personal bests

Luke Garrett won four of the five events (3×3, 2×2, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Luke Garrett by 0.30 seconds. 71 competitors produced 62 personal bests, 6 of which still stand today, and 16 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Lucas Meyer took a 2×2 single of 3.39 down to 1.51, 55 percent better in one day.

Four wins

Luke Garrett — 3×3, 2×2, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx

0.30s

closest final — 2×2, Luke Garrett over Simon Kellum

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Luke Garrett	4.48	5.31
2×2	Luke Garrett	0.93	1.63
3×3 one-handed	Luke Garrett	9.77	10.49
Megaminx	Luke Garrett	33.67	39.87
Pyraminx	Harsha Paladugu	1.43	2.04

The PB harvest

62 set · 6 still standing

Ben Edwards — 3×3 one-handed single 11.82: into the top 2.8% of the event's history.
Shrivasan Muralidhar — 2×2 single 2.93: into the top 13.4% of the event's history.
David Miguel-Santiago — 3×3 one-handed single 20.42: into the top 21.6% of the event's history.
Amudhan Kalidasan — 2×2 single 3.99: into the top 26.4% of the event's history.
Michael Womack — 2×2 single 4.22: into the top 29.3% of the event's history.
Christopher Hawk — 3×3 single 18.21: into the top 34.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

16 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

71 competitors · 385 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 5.31 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

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solve 3

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solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

71 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.