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Competitions · United States

North Star Cubing Challenge 2022

Brooklyn Park, Minnesota · 5 February 2022 · 10 events · 113 competitors · 162 personal bests

Luke Garrett won two of the ten events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Square-1, won by Aiden Bartlett by 0.05 seconds. 113 competitors produced 162 personal bests, 33 of which still stand today, and 26 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Zayn Khanani set the 2×2 average world record: 1.04.

Two wins
Luke Garrett — 3×3, 3×3 one-handed
0.05s
closest final — Square-1, Aiden Bartlett over Daniel Karnaukh
162
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Luke Garrett4.936.29
2×2Zayn Khanani0.671.21
4×4Carter Bitz28.3530.64
6×6Peter Weyers1:45.071:47.48
3×3 Fewest MovesCale Schoon22 moves22.67
3×3 one-handedLuke Garrett8.6910.29
MegaminxBrian Johnson41.7244.78
SkewbZayn Khanani1.702.01
Square-1Aiden Bartlett6.377.32
4×4 blindfoldedCale Schoon2:23.00—

The PB harvest

162 set · 33 still standing
  • John Hornacek — Skewb single 2.26: into the top 2.1% of the event's history.
  • John Hornacek — 3×3 single 7.72: into the top 2.3% of the event's history.
  • Anna Leidner — 3×3 one-handed single 15.74: into the top 9.6% of the event's history.
  • Trevor Schepanski — 4×4 single 39.35: into the top 11.4% of the event's history.
  • Evan Bare — 3×3 single 11.82: into the top 13.3% of the event's history.
  • John Hornacek — 4×4 single 42.09: into the top 14.6% of the event's history.
  • Sam Pass — 2×2 single 3.21: into the top 16.7% of the event's history.
  • Sam Pass — 3×3 single 13.34: into the top 18.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

26 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

113 competitors · 770 results · 10 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 6.29 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

113 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.