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Big Cubes in Bothell 2022

Bothell, Washington · 10 December 2022 · 6 events · 69 competitors · 65 personal bests

Max Siauw won six of the six events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Max Siauw by 1.15 seconds. 69 competitors produced 65 personal bests, 23 of which still stand today, and seven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Max Siauw set the Square-1 single world record: 4.28.

Six wins
Max Siauw — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, Square-1
1.15s
closest final — 3×3, Max Siauw over Ash Black
65
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Max Siauw6.507.56
4×4Max Siauw24.1227.98
5×5Max Siauw47.1350.18
6×6Max Siauw1:24.991:29.92
7×7Max Siauw2:22.642:25.58
Square-1Max Siauw4.285.49

The PB harvest

65 set · 23 still standing
  • Kevin Matthews — 7×7 single 2:59.13: into the top 10.4% of the event's history.
  • Alan Ke — 4×4 single 42.47: into the top 15.0% of the event's history.
  • Terrence B. Duenas — 4×4 single 45.59: into the top 19.1% of the event's history.
  • Malik Thompson — 3×3 single 13.59: into the top 19.5% of the event's history.
  • Alan Ke — Square-1 single 16.80: into the top 20.5% of the event's history.
  • Eleazer Meshesha — 3×3 single 14.14: into the top 21.5% of the event's history.
  • Terrence B. Duenas — 6×6 single 2:27.21: into the top 24.1% of the event's history.
  • Adam Graybill — 5×5 single 1:32.55: into the top 29.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

Seven 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

69 competitors · 289 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 Siauw won it with a 7.56 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

69 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.