Competitions · United States

Kansas Cubing Open Spring 2022

Andover, Kansas · 7 May 2022 · 6 events · 71 competitors · 59 personal bests

Ryan Pilat won five of the six events (3×3, 5×5, 3×3 blindfolded) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Ryan Pilat by 0.43 seconds. 71 competitors produced 59 personal bests, 20 of which still stand today, and 32 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Sutton Barkley took a 3×3 single of 34.43 down to 10.82, 69 percent better in one day.

Five wins

Ryan Pilat — 3×3, 5×5, 3×3 blindfolded, Skewb, Square-1

0.43s

closest final — 3×3, Ryan Pilat over Aaron Huynh

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Ryan Pilat	6.12	6.51
5×5	Ryan Pilat	55.78	58.30
6×6	Lydia Workman	1:50.31	1:52.76
3×3 blindfolded	Ryan Pilat	31.70	—
Skewb	Ryan Pilat	3.35	4.55
Square-1	Ryan Pilat	6.18	7.82

The PB harvest

59 set · 20 still standing

Alex Barkley — 3×3 single 5.95: into the top 0.46% of the event's history.
August Phye — 3×3 single 8.20: into the top 3.1% of the event's history.
Caleb Starr — Skewb single 3.54: into the top 8.0% of the event's history.
Alex Barkley — Square-1 single 11.02: into the top 8.0% of the event's history.
Rowan Bartelt — 3×3 single 11.92: into the top 13.6% of the event's history.
Mike Donaldson — Square-1 single 14.34: into the top 14.9% of the event's history.
Jordan Nguyen — 5×5 single 1:19.09: into the top 18.4% of the event's history.
August Phye — Square-1 single 16.08: into the top 18.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

32 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

71 competitors · 288 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. Ryan Pilat won it with a 6.51 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

71 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.