Cubing in Campbellsville 2023

The gym floor at the Taylor Co Intermediate School Gym set the stage for a fast-paced day of turning, matching, and timer stops on November 11, 2023. Staged in Campbellsville, Kentucky, USA, the gathering brought together 53 competitors ready to test their agility across 12 total rounds. Puzzles were scrambled behind barriers and carried out to waiting solving stations under bright gymnasium lights. From the morning warmups to the late final rounds, the air remained filled with the steady rhythm of twisting plastic and the sharp snap of hands landing on timing mats as each competitor pushed for pure pace.

Cubing in Campbellsville 2023 delivered immediate fireworks in the fastest puzzle formats on the schedule. The 2x2x2 Cube competition required explosive hand movements and near-instant recognition, leading to rapid finishes from the first round through the final. Luke Garrett topped the event with an exceptional 1.81 winning average, supported by a blazing best single solve of 1.04 seconds. Sujan Feist earned the second-place spot on the podium with a 2.01 average, while Braxton Lee Fowler locked down third place with a mark of 2.63 seconds, highlighting an intense session of high-speed turning.

The showcase 3x3x3 Cube event drew a complete field of 53 competitors across three rounds of intense speedcubing. As the premier Rubik's Cube contest reached its decisive stage, Luke Garrett again rose to the top of the standings. Garrett claimed the victory with a 5.79 winning average and delivered the competition's best single solve of 5.12 seconds. Dominic Redisi captured the runner-up position with a 7.32 average, while Miles Lentz secured third place on the podium with an 8.57 average. These decisive 3x3 results capped a dominant showing across the standard formats.

Garrett expanded his winning run across two other distinctive categories at Cubing in Campbellsville 2023. In 3x3x3 One-Handed, where dexterity and fingertip control are pushed to their limits, Garrett took first place with a 9.40 winning average and an 8.80 best single. Dominic Redisi finished in second place with a 13.78 average, and Evan Brown joined them on the podium in third with 16.61. Garrett also commanded Clock, registering an event-best 4.04 single on his way to a 4.90 winning average, followed by Dominic Redisi in second at 6.65 and Harrison Mullins in third at 8.14.

The Skewb category offered another sharp display of corner-turning speed, featuring 39 competitors over three separate rounds. Dominic Redisi secured the Skewb title by producing a 2.35 winning average alongside a tournament-best 1.69 single solve. Evan Brown finished second with a 3.57 average, and Tate Sullivan claimed third place with a 4.26 mark. Across all five contested disciplines at this cubing competition, every podium position was captured by representatives from the United States, concluding a clean sweep of the hardware on the day.

Beyond the championship podiums, the official scoreboards captured significant milestones for competitors refining their craft. Shepherd Ekbundit delivered one of the weekend's largest jumps, lowering their 2x2x2 Cube personal best to 3.07 seconds, an improvement of 68.9 percent over their prior 9.87 mark, while also cutting their 3x3x3 Cube best to 14.88 seconds. Seth Marcum improved their Skewb personal best by 43.8 percent with a time of 15.19 seconds and logged a first ever attempt at Clock with 1:01.74. Michael Stoops took on five events, achieving a best finish of 11th in Clock with a personal best of 10.35 seconds, dropping their Skewb best to 6.02, and recording a first ever attempt at 3x3x3 One-Handed with 1:19.31. Grant Magnolo lowered their Skewb mark to 9.75 seconds, an improvement of 34.6 percent, and recorded their first ever attempt at Clock with 18.79.

Several other participants made major personal breakthroughs across the scorecards. David Enoch Wiley entered five events, setting a Skewb personal best of 6.61 seconds, a 33.5 percent improvement, and logging a first ever attempt at Clock with 26.98. Kendall Arthur tackled four events, recording a first ever attempt at 3x3x3 One-Handed with 53.70, a first Skewb solve of 10.46, and a first 2x2x2 Cube result of 4.91. For others, Cubing in Campbellsville 2023 marked their very first WCA competition. Asa Bergstrom stepped to the tables for the first time across four disciplines, registering a first 3x3x3 Cube solve of 25.56 seconds and an 18.02 in Skewb. Ben Harrell also debuted at this speed cubing meet, recording a 4.49 on 2x2x2 Cube, 12.42 on 3x3x3 Cube, and 6.77 on Skewb.

The single-day meet proved how much talent and preparation exist across the regional speedcubing community. Whether navigating the lightning speed of the 2x2, the complex planning of one-handed solving, or the unique mechanisms of Clock and Skewb, competitors pushed each other across 12 complete rounds. Cubing in Campbellsville 2023 celebrated both veteran mastery and new competitive milestones, sending all 53 participants into the upcoming season with fresh marks to chase.