Competitions · United States
Crystal City Fall 2022
Arlington, Virginia · 3 December 2022 · 4 events · 66 competitors · 70 personal bests
Michael Nielsen won two of the four events (3×3, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Zayn Khanani by 0.11 seconds. 66 competitors produced 70 personal bests, 31 of which still stand today, and 20 people held a competitor card for the first time.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Michael Nielsen | 6.26 | 7.93 |
| 2×2 | Zayn Khanani | 1.28 | 1.38 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Liam Chen | 19.18 | 22.39 |
| Pyraminx | Michael Nielsen | 1.17 | 1.78 |
The PB harvest
70 set · 31 still standing- Peter Hibl — Pyraminx single 2.20: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
- Katherine Aber — Pyraminx single 3.20: into the top 4.3% of the event's history.
- Adam Ahmad — 3×3 single 8.91: into the top 4.7% of the event's history.
- Andrew Y. Li — Pyraminx single 3.30: into the top 4.7% of the event's history.
- Jed Silverman — 2×2 single 1.99: into the top 4.7% of the event's history.
- Adam Ahmad — 2×2 single 2.03: into the top 4.9% of the event's history.
- Tobias Ong — Pyraminx single 3.63: into the top 6.0% of the event's history.
- Kyle Sun — Pyraminx single 3.92: into the top 7.3% of the event's history.
First-timers
20 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 · 333 results · 4 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 7.93 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
F' B2 D' L2 D' R2 B2 L2 U2 F2 U' R B' D L' B' F D2 L' - 2
B U' R' B2 L' F L F' R2 D2 L2 D2 L' D2 B2 R2 U L2 F - 3
U2 L F2 D2 F2 R D' L2 D2 R F D U R2 D2 F L' - 4
F L' F2 D2 L2 F' D' L' D F2 U L B2 D2 L F2 R2 U2 - 5
F L2 D R2 U F2 U R2 U R2 U2 R F D' L' R B' F' D
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
66 competitors- Aatish Raj Hanumantu
- Adam Ahmad
- Advay Raut
- Allie M. Brown
- Andrew P. Delco
- Andrew Y. Li
- Benjamin Harris
- Brendan Doe
- Charles Jerome
- Connor McDannel
- Coriana Aber
- Daniel Krebs
- Dawson Brody King
- Douglas Chaplow
- Duncan Kimmett
- Eli Perez
- Emily Manwaring
- Emmet Guertin
- Ethan Michael Seman
- Ethan Wang
- Evan Seligman
- Georgios Lykos
- Graham Zielinski
- Hassan Khanani
- Henry Lesch
- James T. Delco
- Jamie Delco
- Jed Silverman
- Jenny Wang
- Joel Aber
- Joshua Diamond
- Juwon Kim
- Katherine Aber
- Kyle Sun
- Liam Chen
- Liam Conway
- Liam Manwaring
- Luke Havasy
- Marcus Kamen
- Martin Nguyen
- Michael Nielsen
- Mitchell Fariss
- Nathan Starling
- Nick Silvestri
- Orion Leavitt-Lytle
- Paulo Korowajczuk Nader
- Peter Baek
- Peter Hibl
- Peyton Reed
- Pierce Tickle
- Rich Tayag
- Robert Mapp IV
- Ryan Farish
- Samuel Cooper
- Samuel Donohue
- Shawn Li
- Siddharth Suresh
- Sophie Haase
- Surya Narayana Teja Ravinutala
- Timothy Stepanus
- Tobias Ong
- Vahan Sargsyan
- William DeLorbe
- William Klauer
- Zayn Khanani
- Zayne Bysura
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.