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Competitions · United States

Baton Rouge Winter 2022

Baton Rouge, Louisiana · 22 January 2022 · 6 events · 61 competitors · 64 personal bests

Max Park won five of the six events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Max Park by 1.00 seconds. 61 competitors produced 64 personal bests, 10 of which still stand today, and 16 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Max Park set the 4×4 average world record: 20.68.

Five wins
Max Park — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 3×3 one-handed
1.00s
closest final — 3×3 one-handed, Max Park over Luke Garrett
64
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Max Park4.385.85
4×4Max Park20.5721.75
5×5Max Park37.7739.88
6×6Max Park1:09.531:15.63
3×3 one-handedMax Park7.8710.57
MegaminxHeewon Seo34.0436.08

The PB harvest

64 set · 10 still standing
  • Stephen Griggs — 5×5 single 57.70: into the top 4.4% of the event's history.
  • Jackson Barnes — 3×3 single 10.52: into the top 9.0% of the event's history.
  • Jonathan Burge — Megaminx single 1:45.55: into the top 37.9% of the event's history.
  • Jonathan Burge — 3×3 one-handed single 27.13: into the top 39.7% of the event's history.
  • Zachary James — 3×3 single 20.33: into the top 40.9% of the event's history.
  • Paul Matthew Evans — 3×3 single 24.62: into the top 51.8% of the event's history.
  • Jacob Stanfill — 3×3 single 27.90: into the top 58.7% of the event's history.
  • Jeffrey Hendricks — 3×3 single 36.07: into the top 72.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

16 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

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

61 competitors · 337 results · 6 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. Max Park won it with a 5.85 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

61 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.