Competitions · United States

Pittsburgh Fall 2021

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · 20 November 2021 · 11 events · 100 competitors · 205 personal bests

Zayn Khanani won two of the eleven events (2×2, Skewb) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Vishwa Sankar by 0.14 seconds. 100 competitors produced 205 personal bests, 22 of which still stand today, and 37 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

John McNeal took a Square-1 single of 49.78 down to 15.99, 68 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Zayn Khanani — 2×2, Skewb

0.14s

closest final — Clock, Vishwa Sankar over Aedan Bryant

205

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Luke Garrett	5.96	6.96
2×2	Zayn Khanani	0.78	1.38
4×4	Ari Randers-Pehrson	25.08	26.82
5×5	Ari Randers-Pehrson	50.30	52.77
6×6	Benjamin Wei	1:29.28	1:33.84
7×7	Benjamin Wei	2:07.20	2:09.29
3×3 Fewest Moves	AJ Kamal	23 moves	25.00
Clock	Vishwa Sankar	4.78	5.89
Megaminx	AJ Kamal	39.73	43.59
Skewb	Zayn Khanani	1.81	2.26
Square-1	Daniel Karnaukh	5.30	7.81

The PB harvest

205 set · 22 still standing

Isaac McNeal — 3×3 single 9.02: into the top 4.9% of the event's history.
John McNeal — Skewb single 3.72: into the top 9.1% of the event's history.
Brendan F. Long — 2×2 single 2.53: into the top 9.2% of the event's history.
Ayuj Saini — 3×3 single 10.72: into the top 9.6% of the event's history.
Chris Choi — Clock single 6.74: into the top 10.0% of the event's history.
William Medeiros — 3×3 single 11.38: into the top 11.7% of the event's history.
Emil Van Ilmari Nguyen Tornudd — Clock single 7.38: into the top 12.5% of the event's history.
Ezra Shere — 4×4 single 40.59: into the top 12.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

37 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

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

100 competitors · 764 results · 11 events.

Everyone who competed

100 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.