Competitions · Canada
Nanaimo Back to School 2022
Nanaimo, British Columbia · 17 September 2022 · 6 events · 58 competitors · 73 personal bests
Newken Nguyen (นิวเคน เหงียน) won two of the six events (3×3, 2×2) and the closest final was the 4×4, won by Ethan Rusnak by 0.03 seconds. 58 competitors produced 73 personal bests, 23 of which still stand today, and 16 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Samuel Li took a Pyraminx single of 12.57 down to 4.33, 66 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Newken Nguyen (นิวเคน เหงียน) | 7.81 | 8.51 |
| 2×2 | Newken Nguyen (นิวเคน เหงียน) | 1.52 | 2.68 |
| 4×4 | Ethan Rusnak | 32.76 | 39.54 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Kevin Matthews | 27.84 | 33.20 |
| Pyraminx | Diego Moy | 2.58 | 3.69 |
| Skewb | Levi de Greeff | 4.90 | 5.90 |
The PB harvest
73 set · 23 still standing- Daniel Ahokas — 2×2 single 1.99: into the top 4.7% of the event's history.
- Daniel Ahokas — 3×3 single 10.22: into the top 8.1% of the event's history.
- Diego Moy — Skewb single 4.08: into the top 11.4% of the event's history.
- Vianne Chang — Skewb single 4.34: into the top 13.3% of the event's history.
- Lorenzo Vasquez — 3×3 single 12.25: into the top 14.8% of the event's history.
- Anderson Gao — Skewb single 4.55: into the top 14.8% of the event's history.
- Isaac Brugge — Pyraminx single 5.86: into the top 18.9% of the event's history.
- Brody Lakovic — 2×2 single 3.43: into the top 19.3% of the event's history.
First-timers
16 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
58 competitors · 321 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. Newken Nguyen (นิวเคน เหงียน) won it with a 8.51 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
B U2 B2 D' B R' F L' B D2 F2 B2 D L2 B2 D B2 D2 B - 2
B2 L2 U2 F2 L U2 F2 L2 B2 R U' R F2 U R' D B' L R - 3
U R B2 D2 L2 U' F2 U' B2 L2 R F L2 R' D2 F R2 U B' - 4
F2 R' L2 F' U' L2 F' D' F2 U2 D L2 B2 D' B2 R2 U F' U B2 - 5
L2 F2 R D L2 U R2 B2 D' F2 R2 U2 R2 F' L' U' R' U' L' R2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
58 competitors- Aedan Loughran
- Anderson Gao
- Borna Dahesh
- Bowen Bishop
- Brian Gorecki
- Brody Lakovic
- Callen Kleij
- Carter Ratcliff
- Charles Zhu (朱彦臣)
- Chin Lam
- Claudio Vasquez
- Colby Trotter
- Cole Anthony Wilson
- Coleson Chase
- Daniel Ahokas
- Diego Moy
- Edward Zeng
- Eeshir Pannun
- Eli Winchell
- Emú Ticknor Byrd
- Erik Wessel
- Ethan Rusnak
- Fischer Peake
- Isaac Brugge
- Jack Anderson
- Jayce Li
- John Law
- John Yassa
- Jude Truman
- Kaemon Daniel
- Kenny Zhong
- Kevin Matthews
- Kimberley Haas
- Krish Gupta
- Leo Hougaard
- Levi de Greeff
- Liam Kerry
- Liam Turchanski
- Liam Zwaan
- Lorelai Haas
- Lorenzo Vasquez
- Lukas Hörbach
- Matthew Crowie
- Maverick Billings
- Newken Nguyen (นิวเคน เหงียน)
- Nicolas Mahaux
- Noah Arrowsmith-Walsh
- Owen de Greeff
- Owen Harbo
- Peiyan Yang
- Samuel Li
- San Yu Lin
- Seamus O'Leary
- Sebastian Gafney
- Syrus Chau
- Tian Hao Huang
- Vianne Chang
- Wesley Haas
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.