Competitions · United States

Cubing Peoria 2022

Peoria, Illinois · 24 September 2022 · 5 events · 94 competitors · 114 personal bests

Brian Johnson won two of the five events (2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Brian Johnson by 0.38 seconds. 94 competitors produced 114 personal bests, 35 of which still stand today, and 31 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Ilene Wang took a Pyraminx single of 9.71 down to 2.99, 69 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Brian Johnson — 2×2, 4×4

0.38s

closest final — 2×2, Brian Johnson over Simon Kellum

114

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Ben Zhao	6.22	6.56
2×2	Brian Johnson	0.83	1.78
4×4	Brian Johnson	24.85	30.11
Pyraminx	Simon Kellum	1.47	2.64
Skewb	Carter Kucala	1.98	2.57

The PB harvest

114 set · 35 still standing

Carter Thomas — 2×2 single 1.09: into the top 0.75% of the event's history.
Max Walaszek — Pyraminx single 1.92: into the top 1.0% of the event's history.
Ilene Wang — Pyraminx single 2.99: into the top 3.6% of the event's history.
Andrew Moy — 2×2 single 2.40: into the top 8.0% of the event's history.
Dante Jessmon — 2×2 single 2.53: into the top 9.2% of the event's history.
Rainier Realina — 3×3 single 10.99: into the top 10.4% of the event's history.
Adrian Russo — 4×4 single 40.39: into the top 12.6% of the event's history.
Tommy Moreno — Pyraminx single 4.95: into the top 12.9% 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

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

94 competitors · 525 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. Ben Zhao won it with a 6.56 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

94 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.