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Competitions · United States

Anaheim Winter B 2022

Anaheim, California · 6 February 2022 · 3 events · 59 competitors · 50 personal bests

Nevign Angelique Besas won two of the three events (4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Will Hamilton by 0.19 seconds. 59 competitors produced 50 personal bests, 16 of which still stand today, and 14 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Isaac Nuon took a 4×4 single of 2:10.94 down to 38.54, 71 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Nevign Angelique Besas — 4×4, 5×5
0.19s
closest final — 3×3, Will Hamilton over Elijah Brown
50
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Will Hamilton8.238.40
4×4Nevign Angelique Besas32.9134.42
5×5Nevign Angelique Besas1:02.541:04.78

The PB harvest

50 set · 16 still standing
  • Charles Abemayor — 3×3 single 6.61: into the top 0.95% of the event's history.
  • Joshua Kim — 3×3 single 9.62: into the top 6.4% of the event's history.
  • Luke Charlton — 3×3 single 9.69: into the top 6.6% of the event's history.
  • Brooklyn Schmidt — 5×5 single 1:03.78: into the top 7.7% of the event's history.
  • Novaleigh Bui — 5×5 single 1:07.57: into the top 10.0% of the event's history.
  • Wilson Maloles — 3×3 single 10.92: into the top 10.2% of the event's history.
  • Trenton Si Dong — 3×3 single 11.99: into the top 13.9% of the event's history.
  • Harvard Nguyen — 4×4 single 41.94: into the top 14.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

14 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

59 competitors · 177 results · 3 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. Will Hamilton won it with a 8.40 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

59 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.