Competitions · United States
NxN Minnesota 2022
St Michael, Minnesota · 14 August 2022 · 6 events · 64 competitors · 61 personal bests
Ciarán Beahan won three of the six events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Square-1, won by Brian Johnson by 0.03 seconds. 64 competitors produced 61 personal bests, 18 of which still stand today, and 30 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Jayden Kai DeBruzzi took a 2×2 single of 10.61 down to 6.25, 41 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Ciarán Beahan | 5.77 | 6.86 |
| 2×2 | Brian Johnson | 1.00 | 1.54 |
| 4×4 | Ciarán Beahan | 23.04 | 24.89 |
| 5×5 | Ciarán Beahan | 42.47 | 46.61 |
| 6×6 | Carter Bitz | 1:41.16 | 1:47.53 |
| Square-1 | Brian Johnson | 9.40 | 9.88 |
The PB harvest
61 set · 18 still standing- Ian Southa — 4×4 single 29.32: into the top 2.4% of the event's history.
- Ian Southa — 5×5 single 53.48: into the top 2.8% of the event's history.
- Yusuf Ragab — 4×4 single 31.17: into the top 3.6% of the event's history.
- John Vaughan — 3×3 single 9.33: into the top 5.7% of the event's history.
- Yusuf Ragab — 5×5 single 1:00.94: into the top 6.0% of the event's history.
- Ian Southa — 6×6 single 1:48.69: into the top 6.7% of the event's history.
- John Vaughan — 4×4 single 37.96: into the top 9.7% of the event's history.
- Felix Prim — 3×3 single 15.55: into the top 26.3% of the event's history.
First-timers
30 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
64 competitors · 331 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. Ciarán Beahan won it with a 6.86 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
U2 R' B2 L U2 L' B2 U2 R2 F2 D2 F' D' L2 D' L U R U2 R2 - 2
R U2 R' F2 D2 R B2 L B' D L' U B' D' L D F U2 B - 3
B' D2 U' L2 D' R2 F2 D U2 F2 L' U B' L2 D' L2 F L' B' - 4
D' B2 L2 U' F2 D2 B2 F2 R2 U F' D2 L' D L' D' U B' D' F' - 5
B R2 D' R' L2 U' R2 U2 B2 L2 U2 L D2 U B' D2 U L
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
64 competitors- Adriana Orozco
- Alexander Engle
- Andrew Christianson
- Antonio Bonessi
- Austin O'Neill
- Baron Wildenberg
- Baylee Shiathay Xiong
- Benjamin Twaddle
- Bo Rosane
- Brian Johnson
- Calen Leung
- Carter Bitz
- Christoph Wu
- Ciarán Beahan
- Colin Phan
- Cooper Swanson
- Darby Allison
- Dexter Otzen
- Easton Gluf
- Eisen W. Hsu
- Eli Stoll
- Elliott Brower
- Eric Sura
- Evan Baker
- Evan Turzynski
- Felix Prim
- Franklin Fischler
- Graham DeCamillis
- Henry Timm
- Ian Southa
- Jagger Thomas Klecatsky
- Jair Sosa
- James Papia
- James Roland Johnson
- Jax Neubauer
- Jayden Kai DeBruzzi
- Joel K. Galvan
- John Vaughan
- Jon Winton
- Joseph Ong
- Josiah Youngren
- Krish Khurana
- Kyle Tierney
- Levi Wallace
- Logan Ainslie
- Logan Hebig
- Lucas Joseph Hermerding
- Mason Davies
- Matvii Pais
- Maxwell Carlson
- Micah Stoll
- Mike Bitz
- Owen LeFebvre
- Ryan Schock
- Sam Conrad
- Samuel Hansen
- Scott Jay Howard
- Spencer Wenger Dankey
- Tyler Bitz
- Tyler Johnson
- Volodymyr Kapustianskyi
- Yusuf Ragab
- Zachary Cribb
- Zeke Mackay
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.