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Competitions · New Zealand

Palmerston North 2022

Palmerston North · 19 February 2022 · 7 events · 50 competitors · 68 personal bests

Dwyane Ramos won six of the seven events (3×3, 2×2, 5×5) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Dwyane Ramos by 0.23 seconds. 50 competitors produced 68 personal bests, 14 of which still stand today, and 16 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Dwyane Ramos set the 3×3 average national record: 6.60.

Six wins
Dwyane Ramos — 3×3, 2×2, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed, Pyraminx, Skewb
0.23s
closest final — Skewb, Dwyane Ramos over Chris Mills
68
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Dwyane Ramos5.706.60
2×2Dwyane Ramos2.113.14
4×4Ben Kirby25.0328.48
5×5Dwyane Ramos54.2357.26
3×3 one-handedDwyane Ramos9.7411.91
PyraminxDwyane Ramos2.903.56
SkewbDwyane Ramos2.573.53

The PB harvest

68 set · 14 still standing
  • Ben Kirby — 3×3 one-handed single 10.93: into the top 1.8% of the event's history.
  • Cole Campbell — Pyraminx single 4.06: into the top 8.0% of the event's history.
  • Luke Deane-Freeman — 2×2 single 2.48: into the top 8.7% of the event's history.
  • Jake Domb — 3×3 single 12.59: into the top 16.0% of the event's history.
  • Kodo Drayton — 3×3 single 15.73: into the top 26.9% of the event's history.
  • Kodo Drayton — Pyraminx single 7.91: into the top 35.4% of the event's history.
  • Cody Matariki Clarke — 2×2 single 4.82: into the top 37.0% of the event's history.
  • Jake Domb — 2×2 single 4.88: into the top 37.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

16 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

50 competitors · 316 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. Dwyane Ramos won it with a 6.60 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

50 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.