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Geffen Spring 2022

Los Angeles, California · 21 May 2022 · 5 events · 63 competitors · 67 personal bests

Kyeongmin Choi (최경민) won three of the five events (3×3, 2×2, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Kyeongmin Choi (최경민) by 0.44 seconds. 63 competitors produced 67 personal bests, 12 of which still stand today, and 22 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Sean Cheng took a 2×2 single of 4.78 down to 1.66, 65 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Kyeongmin Choi (최경민) — 3×3, 2×2, Pyraminx
0.44s
closest final — 3×3, Kyeongmin Choi (최경민) over Eric Yang
67
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Kyeongmin Choi (최경민)7.278.07
2×2Kyeongmin Choi (최경민)1.181.69
4×4Mulun Yin (阴目仑)29.5431.20
3×3 one-handedDerek Hsieh11.1012.67
PyraminxKyeongmin Choi (최경민)4.415.60

The PB harvest

67 set · 12 still standing
  • Evan Bunya — 3×3 single 7.21: into the top 1.6% of the event's history.
  • Sean Cheng — 2×2 single 1.66: into the top 2.9% of the event's history.
  • Sean Cheng — 3×3 single 8.79: into the top 4.4% of the event's history.
  • Dominic Morton — 4×4 single 41.89: into the top 14.4% of the event's history.
  • Sean Cheng — 3×3 one-handed single 18.92: into the top 17.6% of the event's history.
  • Raiden Ramzyz Rodriguez — 2×2 single 4.81: into the top 36.9% of the event's history.
  • Trenton Si Dong — 3×3 one-handed single 27.78: into the top 41.3% of the event's history.
  • Maverick Kret — 4×4 single 1:04.88: into the top 41.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

22 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

63 competitors · 296 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. Kyeongmin Choi (최경민) won it with a 8.07 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

63 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.