Competitions · United States

BeCubed Summer 2022

Rio Rancho, New Mexico · 6 August 2022 · 5 events · 85 competitors · 48 personal bests

Marcus Kamen won two of the five events (3×3, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Ivan Vanek by 0.17 seconds. 85 competitors produced 48 personal bests, 16 of which still stand today, and 56 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Andrew Bacrania took a 3×3 single of 42.12 down to 9.87, 77 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Marcus Kamen — 3×3, Pyraminx

0.17s

closest final — 2×2, Ivan Vanek over Marcus Kamen

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Marcus Kamen	8.40	9.53
2×2	Ivan Vanek	1.51	2.91
4×4	Dan Tran	30.14	33.33
3×3 one-handed	Dan Tran	12.57	14.52
Pyraminx	Marcus Kamen	1.55	2.34

The PB harvest

48 set · 16 still standing

Mack Pokorny — Pyraminx single 2.42: into the top 2.0% of the event's history.
Gregory Lopez — Pyraminx single 2.52: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
Andrew Bacrania — 3×3 single 9.87: into the top 7.1% of the event's history.
Lula Lo — 3×3 single 11.04: into the top 10.6% of the event's history.
Jake Roberts — Pyraminx single 4.58: into the top 10.7% of the event's history.
Lula Lo — Pyraminx single 5.50: into the top 16.4% of the event's history.
Grant Staten — 2×2 single 3.47: into the top 19.8% of the event's history.
Robin Herman — Pyraminx single 6.85: into the top 26.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

56 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

85 competitors · 324 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. Marcus Kamen won it with a 9.53 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

85 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.