Competitions · United States

Naticube 2022

Natick, Massachusetts · 29 October 2022 · 7 events · 92 competitors · 114 personal bests

Nipun Kisari won two of the seven events (4×4, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Samuel Brenner by 0.00 seconds. 92 competitors produced 114 personal bests, 25 of which still stand today, and 21 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Elijah Rain Phelps set the Square-1 single world record: 4.33.

Two wins

Nipun Kisari — 4×4, 3×3 one-handed

0.00s

closest final — 2×2, Samuel Brenner over Aidan McKenzie

114

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Zavian Valedon	6.70	7.31
2×2	Samuel Brenner	2.04	2.56
4×4	Nipun Kisari	31.61	33.51
3×3 blindfolded	Parth Garg	55.56	—
3×3 one-handed	Nipun Kisari	11.05	13.09
Clock	Joshua Marriott	4.38	4.97
Square-1	Elijah Rain Phelps	8.65	9.80

The PB harvest

114 set · 25 still standing

Elijah Rain Phelps — Square-1 single 4.33: into the top 0.079% of the event's history.
Nipun Kisari — 3×3 single 5.70: into the top 0.33% of the event's history.
Will Russo — 4×4 single 28.18: into the top 1.9% of the event's history.
Aidan McKenzie — Square-1 single 7.47: into the top 2.3% of the event's history.
Daniel Gutierrez — Square-1 single 9.72: into the top 5.6% of the event's history.
Marco Yang (杨柯辰) — Square-1 single 10.25: into the top 6.5% of the event's history.
Chris Tong — 2×2 single 2.46: into the top 8.5% of the event's history.
Chris Tong — 3×3 single 10.53: into the top 9.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

21 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

92 competitors · 456 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. Zavian Valedon won it with a 7.31 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

92 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.