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Ohio Valley Open 2022

New Philadelphia, Ohio · 1 October 2022 · 5 events · 63 competitors · 78 personal bests

Luke Garrett won five of the five events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Luke Garrett by 0.49 seconds. 63 competitors produced 78 personal bests, 20 of which still stand today, and ten people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Yael Blaize Baracassa took a Pyraminx single of 15.84 down to 6.70, 58 percent better in one day.

Five wins
Luke Garrett — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed, Pyraminx
0.49s
closest final — Pyraminx, Luke Garrett over Steven Wintringham
78
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Luke Garrett5.746.13
2×2Luke Garrett1.141.87
4×4Luke Garrett28.5030.20
3×3 one-handedLuke Garrett8.5110.56
PyraminxLuke Garrett1.722.80

The PB harvest

78 set · 20 still standing
  • Natapong Kanema — 2×2 single 2.11: into the top 5.5% of the event's history.
  • Luke Zhang — Pyraminx single 4.72: into the top 11.5% of the event's history.
  • Luke Zhang — 2×2 single 2.97: into the top 13.9% of the event's history.
  • Yewei Chen — Pyraminx single 5.59: into the top 17.0% of the event's history.
  • Natapong Kanema — 4×4 single 44.85: into the top 18.1% of the event's history.
  • Yewei Chen — 4×4 single 45.19: into the top 18.5% of the event's history.
  • Elizabeth Wallie — 2×2 single 3.39: into the top 18.9% of the event's history.
  • Luca Spataro — 4×4 single 48.54: into the top 22.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

Ten 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

63 competitors · 368 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. Luke Garrett won it with a 6.13 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

63 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.