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Hamilton Side Events 2022

Hamilton, Ontario · 28 May 2022 · 7 events · 56 competitors · 125 personal bests

Omar Ellabban won three of the seven events (4×4, 5×5, 7×7) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Jonathan Esparaz by 1.21 seconds. 56 competitors produced 125 personal bests, 25 of which still stand today, and six people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Omar Ellabban set the 7×7 single national record: 2:15.49.

Three wins
Omar Ellabban — 4×4, 5×5, 7×7
1.21s
closest final — 3×3 one-handed, Jonathan Esparaz over Roan Paone
125
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
4×4Omar Ellabban28.6129.26
5×5Omar Ellabban47.6158.60
6×6Nathan Chiem1:46.901:51.30
7×7Omar Ellabban2:15.492:29.36
3×3 one-handedJonathan Esparaz12.1312.91
MegaminxMatthew Lee41.4948.69
Square-1Matthew Lee8.298.96

The PB harvest

125 set · 25 still standing
  • Mathieu Preston — 5×5 single 59.72: into the top 5.4% of the event's history.
  • Lucas Jacobs — Square-1 single 10.39: into the top 6.8% of the event's history.
  • Sheldon Fung — 3×3 one-handed single 17.95: into the top 14.9% of the event's history.
  • Sheldon Fung — 4×4 single 43.92: into the top 16.9% of the event's history.
  • Nicole Wang — Megaminx single 1:12.50: into the top 17.2% of the event's history.
  • Alan Jia — 5×5 single 1:19.38: into the top 18.6% of the event's history.
  • Bernardo Nichele — Megaminx single 1:16.76: into the top 19.7% of the event's history.
  • Nicole Wang — Square-1 single 16.86: into the top 20.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

Six 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

56 competitors · 276 results · 7 events.

Everyone who competed

56 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.