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CubingUSA Southern Championship 2022

Houston, Texas · 29 July 2022 · 17 events · 180 competitors · 283 personal bests

Ryan Pilat won six of the 17 events (3×3, 2×2, 5×5) and the closest final was the 6×6, won by Vincent Chen by 0.03 seconds. 180 competitors produced 283 personal bests, 79 of which still stand today, and 68 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Caleb Trelford set the Clock average world record: 3.81.

Six wins
Ryan Pilat — 3×3, 2×2, 5×5, 3×3 Fewest Moves, 4×4 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded
0.03s
closest final — 6×6, Vincent Chen over Ryan Pilat
283
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Ryan Pilat6.047.51
2×2Ryan Pilat1.252.00
4×4Om Joshi28.6032.56
5×5Ryan Pilat53.861:00.31
6×6Vincent Chen1:53.632:00.57
7×7Jason Lee2:34.832:42.21
3×3 blindfoldedFletcher Berry27.23—
3×3 Fewest MovesRyan Pilat26 moves29.33
3×3 one-handedTyler Gee12.5414.71
ClockCaleb Trelford3.533.81
MegaminxJeremy Sheng40.6441.36
PyraminxMarcus Kamen1.762.04
SkewbTitus Sutterfield3.193.36
Square-1Dylan Baumbach5.116.63
4×4 blindfoldedRyan Pilat2:57.20—
5×5 blindfoldedRyan Pilat——
3×3 Multi-BlindJoel Brown Brisola30 of 34 cubes · 57:22—

The PB harvest

283 set · 79 still standing
  • Steven Chau — 3×3 single 6.94: into the top 1.3% of the event's history.
  • John Scott — 2×2 single 1.44: into the top 1.9% of the event's history.
  • Tucker Chamberlain — Skewb single 2.26: into the top 2.1% of the event's history.
  • Justin Chang — 2×2 single 1.54: into the top 2.3% of the event's history.
  • RJ Gohn — 3×3 one-handed single 11.58: into the top 2.5% of the event's history.
  • John Scott — 3×3 single 9.01: into the top 4.9% of the event's history.
  • Riley Norrid — Square-1 single 9.94: into the top 5.9% of the event's history.
  • Humphrey Xu — 3×3 single 9.72: into the top 6.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

68 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

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

180 competitors · 1320 results · 17 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. Ryan Pilat won it with a 7.51 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

180 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.