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Cape Fear 2022

Wilmington, North Carolina · 12 February 2022 · 5 events · 66 competitors · 56 personal bests

Michael Nielsen won two of the five events (3×3, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Michael Nielsen by 0.09 seconds. 66 competitors produced 56 personal bests, 6 of which still stand today, and 31 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Zayn Khanani set the 2×2 average world record: 1.02.

Two wins
Michael Nielsen — 3×3, Pyraminx
0.09s
closest final — Pyraminx, Michael Nielsen over Kerry Creech
56
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Michael Nielsen6.827.18
2×2Zayn Khanani0.711.02
ClockKerry Creech3.675.07
MegaminxAJ Kamal38.4143.95
PyraminxMichael Nielsen1.802.12

The PB harvest

56 set · 6 still standing
  • Owen Widdis — Pyraminx single 2.04: into the top 1.2% of the event's history.
  • Carson Claud — Clock single 4.61: into the top 3.5% of the event's history.
  • Eric Guetta — 3×3 single 10.68: into the top 9.5% of the event's history.
  • Eric Guetta — 2×2 single 3.49: into the top 20.1% of the event's history.
  • Tanner Cable — Clock single 20.74: into the top 66.8% of the event's history.
  • Amogh Prashanth — Megaminx single 3:53.07: into the top 88.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

31 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

66 competitors · 329 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. Michael Nielsen won it with a 7.18 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

66 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.