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Lake Erie Cubing Clash 2022

Erie, Pennsylvania · 22 October 2022 · 6 events · 59 competitors · 66 personal bests

Luke Garrett won four of the six events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Chris Chi by 0.15 seconds. 59 competitors produced 66 personal bests, 18 of which still stand today, and eleven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Gabriel Gowman took a Clock single of 28.37 down to 11.94, 58 percent better in one day.

Four wins
Luke Garrett — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, Clock
0.15s
closest final — Skewb, Chris Chi over Joey Saia
66
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Luke Garrett5.586.76
2×2Luke Garrett1.141.37
4×4Luke Garrett27.1128.23
ClockLuke Garrett3.905.27
PyraminxHeath Flick1.622.38
SkewbChris Chi2.032.93

The PB harvest

66 set · 18 still standing
  • Joey Saia — 3×3 single 5.72: into the top 0.34% of the event's history.
  • John McNeal — Pyraminx single 2.60: into the top 2.5% of the event's history.
  • Isaac McNeal — 4×4 single 36.78: into the top 8.5% of the event's history.
  • Caleb Gabel — 2×2 single 2.49: into the top 8.8% of the event's history.
  • Grant Law — 3×3 single 11.07: into the top 10.7% of the event's history.
  • Joey Saia — 4×4 single 39.34: into the top 11.3% of the event's history.
  • Elizabeth Wallie — Skewb single 4.89: into the top 17.3% of the event's history.
  • Isaac McNeal — 2×2 single 3.45: into the top 19.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

Eleven 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

59 competitors · 339 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 6.76 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

59 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.