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Washtenaw Autumn 2023

Ypsilanti, Michigan · 17 December 2023 · 5 events · 73 competitors · 81 personal bests

Luke Garrett won three of the five events (3×3, 2×2, 6×6) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Ezra Shere by 0.23 seconds. 73 competitors produced 81 personal bests, 25 of which still stand today, and nine people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Ngaatendwe Chadambuka set the Clock single national record: 32.49.

Three wins
Luke Garrett — 3×3, 2×2, 6×6
0.23s
closest final — Pyraminx, Ezra Shere over Harsha Paladugu
81
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Luke Garrett4.566.01
2×2Luke Garrett1.251.87
6×6Luke Garrett1:36.361:38.10
ClockReed W. Richardson3.453.91
PyraminxEzra Shere1.331.72

The PB harvest

81 set · 25 still standing
  • Ezra Shere — Pyraminx single 1.06: into the top 0.059% of the event's history.
  • Conrad Ballentine — 2×2 single 1.58: into the top 2.5% of the event's history.
  • Jonah Andrew Rusiniak — 3×3 single 8.55: into the top 3.8% of the event's history.
  • Quinn Lawson — Clock single 5.45: into the top 5.6% of the event's history.
  • Zachary Shepherd — 2×2 single 2.18: into the top 6.0% of the event's history.
  • Henry Daniel Kosick — 2×2 single 2.37: into the top 7.7% of the event's history.
  • Quinn Lawson — 6×6 single 1:51.81: into the top 7.9% of the event's history.
  • Daniel Lebedinski — 2×2 single 2.43: into the top 8.2% 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

73 competitors · 452 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 6.01 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

73 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.