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Gem State Side Events 2022

Pocatello, Idaho · 17 September 2022 · 6 events · 74 competitors · 87 personal bests

Calvin Nielson won two of the six events (3×3, Square-1) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Isaac Buck by 0.04 seconds. 74 competitors produced 87 personal bests, 37 of which still stand today, and 22 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Sylas Martineau took a Pyraminx single of 11.45 down to 3.40, 70 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Calvin Nielson — 3×3, Square-1
0.04s
closest final — Skewb, Isaac Buck over Clément Cherblanc
87
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Calvin Nielson9.7210.89
ClockClément Cherblanc7.068.62
MegaminxClément Cherblanc50.2055.93
PyraminxRustin Haderlie2.945.32
SkewbIsaac Buck3.464.77
Square-1Calvin Nielson6.088.41

The PB harvest

87 set · 37 still standing
  • Clément Cherblanc — 3×3 single 6.14: into the top 0.57% of the event's history.
  • Sylas Martineau — Pyraminx single 3.40: into the top 5.1% of the event's history.
  • Morgan French — 3×3 single 9.43: into the top 5.9% of the event's history.
  • Trayton Clark — Pyraminx single 4.08: into the top 8.1% of the event's history.
  • Nathan Barbre — Megaminx single 59.49: into the top 9.7% of the event's history.
  • Byron Lopez — Pyraminx single 4.45: into the top 10.0% of the event's history.
  • Vanja Boss — Skewb single 4.29: into the top 13.0% of the event's history.
  • Benjamin Hoppes — Megaminx single 1:09.75: into the top 15.5% 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

74 competitors · 345 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. Calvin Nielson won it with a 10.89 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

74 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.