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Central Washington Spring 2022

Ellensburg, Washington · 23 April 2022 · 6 events · 57 competitors · 36 personal bests

Luke Tycksen won two of the six events (3×3, 5×5) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Luke Tycksen by 1.62 seconds. 57 competitors produced 36 personal bests, 12 of which still stand today, and 29 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Anna Zhou took a Pyraminx single of 8.46 down to 2.84, 66 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Luke Tycksen — 3×3, 5×5
1.62s
closest final — 3×3, Luke Tycksen over Ethan Davis
36
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Luke Tycksen6.637.40
5×5Luke Tycksen43.9948.98
MegaminxEthan Davis31.7534.02
PyraminxKyle Polage2.463.79
SkewbEli Kirk2.443.77
4×4 blindfoldedDerek McNee

The PB harvest

36 set · 12 still standing
  • Anna Zhou — Pyraminx single 2.84: into the top 3.1% of the event's history.
  • Alexander T. Her — Pyraminx single 3.59: into the top 5.8% of the event's history.
  • Jack Reiman — 3×3 single 9.40: into the top 5.8% of the event's history.
  • Brady James Potter — Pyraminx single 3.68: into the top 6.2% of the event's history.
  • Jin Marc Kadyk — 3×3 single 12.20: into the top 14.6% of the event's history.
  • Jack Reiman — Skewb single 4.70: into the top 15.9% of the event's history.
  • Tyler Weed — Skewb single 5.42: into the top 21.4% of the event's history.
  • Brady James Potter — Skewb single 5.91: into the top 25.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

29 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

57 competitors · 246 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. Luke Tycksen won it with a 7.40 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

57 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.