Competitions · United States
Cubing on the Octagon 2022
Las Vegas, Nevada · 31 December 2022 · 6 events · 48 competitors · 36 personal bests
Isaac Langer won two of the six events (3×3 one-handed, Skewb) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Isaac Langer by 0.07 seconds. 48 competitors produced 36 personal bests, 3 of which still stand today, and 14 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Elijah Poma took a Square-1 single of 52.39 down to 11.17, 79 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Dan Pastushkov | 7.35 | 8.72 |
| 2×2 | Elijah Poma | 1.97 | 2.56 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Brendan Bakker (貝庭笙) | 34.29 | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Isaac Langer | 13.51 | 15.02 |
| Skewb | Isaac Langer | 3.30 | 3.93 |
| Square-1 | Calvin Nielson | 7.53 | 9.46 |
The PB harvest
36 set · 3 still standing- Lam Tran — 3×3 single 8.06: into the top 2.9% of the event's history.
- Lam Tran — 3×3 one-handed single 18.68: into the top 16.9% of the event's history.
- Noah O'Neill — 3×3 single 22.20: into the top 46.0% of the event's history.
First-timers
14 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
48 competitors · 244 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. Dan Pastushkov won it with a 8.72 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
D2 L2 D2 F' B' L D' F2 D2 F2 R2 F' L2 F D2 B2 D2 L D L - 2
F' U2 F2 L2 D' U2 B2 U B2 L' B L R2 B R B U' L2 U' - 3
F L' R2 D2 B2 L2 B F U2 R2 U R' D' R' B' R2 F' R F' - 4
R D2 F' R U F2 B2 L' F2 U2 L2 D F2 U' R2 D R D' F2 - 5
F' L D2 L B2 F2 L2 D' B2 U L2 D2 L U2 R2 B' F2 D2 L2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
48 competitors- Adam Walker
- Alec Rosas
- Andrew Soberano
- Angel Lucas
- Anthony Jacobs
- Anthony Ray Moyes
- Barack Warren Lituco
- Ben Streeter
- Benjamin Gottschalk
- Bernardo Velazquez
- Brendan Bakker (貝庭笙)
- Calvin Nielson
- Cary Huang
- Damian Wilding
- Dan Pastushkov
- Daniel Mullen
- Draco Tong
- Eli Apperson
- Elijah Poma
- Ethan Au
- Gabe Ramos
- Isaac Langer
- Isaac Myers
- Jaden Thompson
- Jay Orca
- John J. Moody
- Joseph Mendoza
- Kaiden Rodas
- Kalel Amaury Romsa
- Kevin Acevedo
- Kylie Cecchini
- Lam Tran
- Larry Zhang (张荣洲)
- Luka Subaric
- Luke Chatlos
- Marc Lutz
- Matthew Au
- Michael Aparicio
- Noah O'Neill
- Oliver Ehrler
- Orion Leavitt-Lytle
- Peter Guo
- Peter Preston
- Preston Schwartz
- Romeo Cruz
- Samuel Martin
- Zachary Bussey
- Zachary Tawresey Zapata
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.