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Back to Square-1 Idaho 2022

Iona, Idaho · 17 December 2022 · 3 events · 30 competitors · 24 personal bests

Brendan Bakker (貝庭笙) won two of the three events (3×3, 4×4) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Brendan Bakker (貝庭笙) by 0.79 seconds. 30 competitors produced 24 personal bests, 10 of which still stand today, and five people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Calvin Avondet took a Square-1 single of 45.69 down to 28.29, 38 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Brendan Bakker (貝庭笙) — 3×3, 4×4
0.79s
closest final — 3×3, Brendan Bakker (貝庭笙) over Isaac Myers
24
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Brendan Bakker (貝庭笙)8.939.85
4×4Brendan Bakker (貝庭笙)39.1440.32
Square-1Calvin Nielson5.826.92

The PB harvest

24 set · 10 still standing
  • Matt Pyles — 3×3 single 8.93: into the top 4.7% of the event's history.
  • Sam Porter — 4×4 single 46.77: into the top 20.5% of the event's history.
  • Miles Atkins — 3×3 single 13.94: into the top 20.7% of the event's history.
  • Nathan Barbre — Square-1 single 18.61: into the top 24.8% of the event's history.
  • Jack Martin — Square-1 single 20.73: into the top 29.6% of the event's history.
  • Sam Porter — Square-1 single 23.96: into the top 36.7% of the event's history.
  • Joshua Benson Williams — Square-1 single 27.37: into the top 44.3% of the event's history.
  • Calvin Avondet — Square-1 single 28.29: into the top 46.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

Five 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

30 competitors · 151 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. Brendan Bakker (貝庭笙) won it with a 9.85 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

30 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.