Competitions · United States

Iowa Fall 2022

Coralville, Iowa · 19 November 2022 · 7 events · 108 competitors · 112 personal bests

Luke Garrett won three of the seven events (2×2, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Luke Garrett by 0.00 seconds. 108 competitors produced 112 personal bests, 45 of which still stand today, and 38 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Abhi Majumdar took a Square-1 single of 1:00.45 down to 20.30, 66 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Luke Garrett — 2×2, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx

0.00s

closest final — 3×3 one-handed, Luke Garrett over Brian Johnson

112

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Ben Zhao	5.49	6.24
2×2	Luke Garrett	1.27	1.44
3×3 one-handed	Luke Garrett	9.41	11.52
Megaminx	Luke Garrett	38.41	40.39
Skewb	Simon Kellum	1.30	2.34
Square-1	Brian Johnson	6.69	7.46
4×4 blindfolded	Cale Schoon	3:51.86	—

The PB harvest

112 set · 45 still standing

Tyler Schepanski — Megaminx single 40.80: into the top 1.8% of the event's history.
Tyler Schepanski — 3×3 one-handed single 11.60: into the top 2.5% of the event's history.
Trevor Schepanski — 2×2 single 1.75: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.
Trevor Schepanski — 3×3 one-handed single 12.34: into the top 3.5% of the event's history.
Josh Crook — 2×2 single 1.89: into the top 4.1% of the event's history.
Tyler Schepanski — 2×2 single 1.94: into the top 4.4% of the event's history.
Tuguldur Ulam-Undrakh — 3×3 single 8.81: into the top 4.4% of the event's history.
Zach Metzler — Skewb single 2.90: into the top 4.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

38 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

108 competitors · 539 results · 7 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. Ben Zhao won it with a 6.24 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

108 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.