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The Legacy Begins 2023

Owensboro, Kentucky · 15 April 2023 · 5 events · 63 competitors · 58 personal bests

Luke Garrett won three of the five events (3×3, 2×2, Skewb) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Luke Garrett by 0.74 seconds. 63 competitors produced 58 personal bests, 24 of which still stand today, and 24 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Braxton Lee Fowler took a 2×2 single of 3.12 down to 1.15, 63 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Luke Garrett — 3×3, 2×2, Skewb
0.74s
closest final — Skewb, Luke Garrett over Marcus Kamen
58
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Luke Garrett5.185.90
2×2Luke Garrett1.182.03
PyraminxMarcus Kamen1.512.57
SkewbLuke Garrett4.485.23
Square-1Calvin Nielson7.169.11

The PB harvest

58 set · 24 still standing
  • Aidan Halloran — 2×2 single 1.09: into the top 0.75% of the event's history.
  • Marcus Kamen — 2×2 single 1.12: into the top 0.82% of the event's history.
  • Xander Smith — 2×2 single 1.12: into the top 0.82% of the event's history.
  • Lucas Stambaugh — 2×2 single 1.17: into the top 0.95% of the event's history.
  • Javier Gonzalez-Napoleoni — 2×2 single 1.41: into the top 1.8% of the event's history.
  • Tate Sullivan — 3×3 single 7.88: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
  • Sharvil Kolhatkar — Skewb single 3.19: into the top 6.0% of the event's history.
  • Weston Todd — Pyraminx single 3.65: into the top 6.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

24 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

63 competitors · 377 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 5.90 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

63 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.