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Houston Fall 2022

Houston, Texas · 5 November 2022 · 6 events · 60 competitors · 71 personal bests

Zachary White won four of the six events (4×4, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Steven Chau by 0.02 seconds. 60 competitors produced 71 personal bests, 30 of which still stand today, and 20 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Joseph Chii took a 4×4 single of 2:30.28 down to 1:17.87, 48 percent better in one day.

Four wins
Zachary White — 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7
0.02s
closest final — 3×3, Steven Chau over Tucker Chamberlain
71
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Steven Chau7.648.73
2×2Tucker Chamberlain1.782.69
4×4Zachary White30.4032.84
5×5Zachary White1:00.221:03.64
6×6Zachary White1:37.781:46.59
7×7Zachary White2:23.632:30.14

The PB harvest

71 set · 30 still standing
  • Riley Norrid — 3×3 single 6.37: into the top 0.74% of the event's history.
  • Riley Norrid — 4×4 single 26.93: into the top 1.3% of the event's history.
  • Vincent Chen — 3×3 single 7.04: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
  • Eric Yang — 4×4 single 27.02: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
  • Arnan Bawa — 2×2 single 2.70: into the top 10.9% of the event's history.
  • Arnan Bawa — 3×3 single 11.38: into the top 11.7% of the event's history.
  • Suchen Zhou — 3×3 single 12.61: into the top 16.1% of the event's history.
  • Ty Pham — 2×2 single 3.33: into the top 18.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

20 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

60 competitors · 321 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. Steven Chau won it with a 8.73 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

60 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.