Competitions · United States
Odd Seattle Summer 2022
Seattle, Washington · 28 May 2022 · 5 events · 62 competitors · 37 personal bests
Ben Yu won two of the five events (3×3, Square-1) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Ben Yu by 0.59 seconds. 62 competitors produced 37 personal bests, 11 of which still stand today, and 20 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Abhay Shastry took a 3×3 single of 1:02.19 down to 24.25, 61 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Ben Yu | 8.05 | 8.31 |
| 5×5 | Ash Black | 1:01.40 | 1:03.24 |
| 7×7 | Ash Black | 2:52.69 | 3:06.92 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Andrew Rizo | 25.91 | — |
| Square-1 | Ben Yu | 7.51 | 10.15 |
The PB harvest
37 set · 11 still standing- Jainish Malhotra — 3×3 single 8.64: into the top 4.0% of the event's history.
- David Armstrong — 5×5 single 1:03.22: into the top 7.3% of the event's history.
- Mehul Chaudhari — 5×5 single 1:13.63: into the top 14.3% of the event's history.
- Bharadwaj Duggaraju — 5×5 single 1:27.90: into the top 25.6% of the event's history.
- Claire Gao — 3×3 single 16.12: into the top 28.2% of the event's history.
- Anuj Menta — 7×7 single 4:27.71: into the top 40.4% of the event's history.
- Abhay Shastry — 3×3 single 24.25: into the top 50.9% of the event's history.
- Sanjay Singh — 3×3 single 26.94: into the top 56.7% of the event's history.
First-timers
20 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
62 competitors · 190 results · 5 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. Ben Yu won it with a 8.31 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
R' F R2 B' L2 R2 B' F2 R2 U2 R2 D F2 D2 R' U R2 D2 R2 D' - 2
F B L' U' R U' F2 L2 D R B2 R2 B2 R2 U2 R' F2 L F - 3
D' L2 D R2 U2 R2 B2 L2 R B' F' L' D' U' B' L F' D F - 4
R2 U2 B' L' U' R2 B' U R F' U' B2 U2 F2 L2 B2 D2 R2 U - 5
U F' U F2 R' U F2 U' R' B2 R2 F2 U2 F2 L' B2 L F' L
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
62 competitors- Abhay Shastry
- Abhinav Sai Bonagiri
- Aiden Lowe
- Akshar Kunda
- Alan Hadley
- Alex Bajenov
- Amin Zeine
- Andrew Rizo
- Anirudh Palukuri
- Anuj Menta
- Ash Black
- Ben Royce
- Ben Yu
- Benjamin Li
- Bharadwaj Duggaraju
- Claire Gao
- Claire Herzog
- Darius Burt
- David Armstrong
- Deepak Sri Karthikeya Rao
- Dhairya Mansata
- Emú Ticknor Byrd
- Eric A. Peterson
- Ethan Ekstrom
- Evan Orchard
- Ian Fairbanks
- Jainish Malhotra
- Jarrett Chang-Lam
- Johnny Yejun Kim
- Jonathan Truchot
- Kenji Fujinaka
- Kevin Cai
- Krithin Kalakonda
- Laura Kelley
- Louis Brion
- Mark Cordell
- Mason Park
- Mathias William Kelley
- Matthew Dickman
- Matthew Kinyanjui
- Matthew Pittsford
- Max Feng
- Maxwell Shang
- Mehul Chaudhari
- Moses White
- Nick Feng
- Peter Preston
- Quan Trần Thanh Lương
- Rituraj Sohoni
- Ruichen Li
- Ryan Wang
- Sadie Parker
- Sanjay Singh
- Skylor Chan
- Soham Penmatsa
- Sonja Black
- Tharan Sivakumar
- Tristan Chang
- Victor Sun
- Vihan Penmatsa
- Xoey Emily Melenda Simon
- Zachary Grever
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.