Sunday 6 September 2026 Rebuilt nightly from the WCA's official results · export of 6 September 2026 · About
The Middle Three
Competitions → United States → Howland Returns 2022

Competitions · United States

Howland Returns 2022

Warren, Ohio · 24 July 2022 · 6 events · 51 competitors · 58 personal bests

Luke Garrett won two of the six events (3×3, 4×4) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Luke Garrett by 0.12 seconds. 51 competitors produced 58 personal bests, 9 of which still stand today, and 15 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Jack Bohning took a Skewb single of 13.22 down to 4.68, 65 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Luke Garrett — 3×3, 4×4
0.12s
closest final — 3×3, Luke Garrett over Brian Johnson
58
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Luke Garrett4.776.31
2×2Zayn Khanani1.071.32
4×4Luke Garrett27.1429.02
3×3 blindfoldedZeke Mackay57.821:05.16
PyraminxDylan Cossin1.862.07
SkewbZayn Khanani1.982.22

The PB harvest

58 set · 9 still standing

First-timers

15 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

51 competitors · 304 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. Luke Garrett won it with a 6.31 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

51 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.