Competitions · United States

2x2 in a Madison Lodge 2022

Madison, Wisconsin · 3 December 2022 · 5 events · 146 competitors · 140 personal bests

Henry Lichner won two of the five events (3×3, 5×5) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Henry Lichner by 0.08 seconds. 146 competitors produced 140 personal bests, 45 of which still stand today, and 48 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Jackson Shapley took a 2×2 single of 12.58 down to 2.94, 77 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Henry Lichner — 3×3, 5×5

0.08s

closest final — 3×3, Henry Lichner over Brian Johnson

140

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Henry Lichner	5.94	7.22
2×2	Max Walaszek	1.46	1.70
5×5	Henry Lichner	43.94	52.53
Pyraminx	Simon Kellum	1.50	2.50
Square-1	Brian Johnson	6.26	8.17

The PB harvest

140 set · 45 still standing

Jonathan Scott — 2×2 single 0.76: into the top 0.18% of the event's history.
Peter Weyers — 2×2 single 0.95: into the top 0.47% of the event's history.
Will Cerne — 2×2 single 0.96: into the top 0.48% of the event's history.
Jory Hullin — 2×2 single 1.45: into the top 1.9% of the event's history.
Alex Chen — 2×2 single 1.53: into the top 2.3% of the event's history.
Felix Prim — 2×2 single 1.79: into the top 3.5% of the event's history.
Tigran Terterian — 2×2 single 1.93: into the top 4.3% of the event's history.
Abhi Majumdar — 2×2 single 1.95: into the top 4.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

48 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,245 people who made their debut in 2022. 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

146 competitors · 738 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. Henry Lichner won it with a 7.22 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

146 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.