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Pikes Peak Returns A 2021

Colorado Springs, Colorado · 13 November 2021 · 6 events · 49 competitors · 59 personal bests

Calvin Nielson won two of the six events (3×3 one-handed, Square-1) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Samuel Weber by 0.27 seconds. 49 competitors produced 59 personal bests, 15 of which still stand today, and 17 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Dilshodbek Kholmuratov set the Square-1 single national record: 13.32.

Two wins
Calvin Nielson — 3×3 one-handed, Square-1
0.27s
closest final — 3×3, Samuel Weber over Jack Ryan
59
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Samuel Weber7.269.54
2×2Miles Walcott2.083.18
3×3 blindfoldedReid James Sungy1:44.63
3×3 one-handedCalvin Nielson18.0619.14
SkewbEstevan Lujan4.305.13
Square-1Calvin Nielson7.5610.08

The PB harvest

59 set · 15 still standing
  • Jack Ryan — 3×3 single 6.82: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
  • Jack Ryan — 2×2 single 1.45: into the top 1.9% of the event's history.
  • Ryan Kindt — 2×2 single 2.14: into the top 5.7% of the event's history.
  • Dilshodbek Kholmuratov — 2×2 single 2.40: into the top 8.0% of the event's history.
  • Ian Dutt — 3×3 single 10.47: into the top 8.9% of the event's history.
  • Alex Walker — 2×2 single 2.98: into the top 14.0% of the event's history.
  • John Rodocker — Square-1 single 15.01: into the top 16.5% of the event's history.
  • John Rodocker — 3×3 single 14.22: into the top 21.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

17 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 4,438 people who made their debut in 2021. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

49 competitors · 249 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. Samuel Weber won it with a 9.54 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

49 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.