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Empire State Spring 2022

Albany, New York · 30 April 2022 · 9 events · 84 competitors · 156 personal bests

Brandon Nunez won three of the nine events (5×5, 6×6, 7×7) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Heath Flick by 0.43 seconds. 84 competitors produced 156 personal bests, 19 of which still stand today, and 18 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Noah Melita took a Megaminx single of 1:33.26 down to 38.87, 58 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Brandon Nunez — 5×5, 6×6, 7×7
0.43s
closest final — Pyraminx, Heath Flick over Kyle Meade
156
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Christopher Sun5.836.89
2×2Jerry Yao1.451.64
4×4Ari Randers-Pehrson21.8726.35
5×5Brandon Nunez45.9548.29
6×6Brandon Nunez1:31.191:36.22
7×7Brandon Nunez2:31.922:37.00
ClockJoshua Marriott4.005.15
MegaminxAlexei Sinyavin31.7134.13
PyraminxHeath Flick2.222.87

The PB harvest

156 set · 19 still standing
  • Aedan Bryant — 2×2 single 0.94: into the top 0.45% of the event's history.
  • Louis Meunier — 4×4 single 26.31: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
  • Michael Kaiser — 3×3 single 7.34: into the top 1.8% of the event's history.
  • Ari Randers-Pehrson — 2×2 single 1.45: into the top 1.9% of the event's history.
  • Noah Melita — Pyraminx single 2.42: into the top 2.0% of the event's history.
  • Boris McCoy — 2×2 single 1.49: into the top 2.1% of the event's history.
  • Louis Meunier — 2×2 single 1.52: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
  • Nelson Nnodim — Pyraminx single 4.01: into the top 7.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

18 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

84 competitors · 587 results · 9 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. Christopher Sun won it with a 6.89 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

84 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.