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Inland Empire Summer 2022

Sandpoint, Idaho · 30 July 2022 · 5 events · 50 competitors · 31 personal bests

Benjamin Gottschalk won four of the five events (5×5, Clock, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Jeremy Bulambot by 0.13 seconds. 50 competitors produced 31 personal bests, 6 of which still stand today, and 20 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Derek Snyder took a 3×3 single of 41.98 down to 19.57, 53 percent better in one day.

Four wins
Benjamin Gottschalk — 5×5, Clock, Pyraminx, Square-1
0.13s
closest final — 3×3, Jeremy Bulambot over Benjamin Gottschalk
31
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Jeremy Bulambot7.249.64
5×5Benjamin Gottschalk1:09.871:14.14
ClockBenjamin Gottschalk7.539.56
PyraminxBenjamin Gottschalk3.955.77
Square-1Benjamin Gottschalk6.877.44

The PB harvest

31 set · 6 still standing
  • Jack Whalen — 3×3 single 12.58: into the top 15.9% of the event's history.
  • Luke Rasor — Pyraminx single 6.37: into the top 22.8% of the event's history.
  • Ashley Feniello — 3×3 single 15.69: into the top 26.8% of the event's history.
  • Jack Whalen — Clock single 10.82: into the top 29.2% of the event's history.
  • Philip Kim — 3×3 single 18.00: into the top 34.1% of the event's history.
  • Derek Snyder — 3×3 single 19.57: into the top 38.7% 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

50 competitors · 194 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. Jeremy Bulambot won it with a 9.64 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

50 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.