Competitions · United States

Pittsburgh Fall 2022

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · 17 December 2022 · 12 events · 96 competitors · 150 personal bests

Zayn Khanani won two of the twelve events (2×2, Skewb) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Marcus Kamen by 0.19 seconds. 96 competitors produced 150 personal bests, 21 of which still stand today, and 13 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Gavin Reita took a Skewb single of 23.03 down to 6.56, 72 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Zayn Khanani — 2×2, Skewb

0.19s

closest final — Pyraminx, Marcus Kamen over Kerry Creech

150

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Jerry Yao	5.32	5.83
2×2	Zayn Khanani	0.97	1.12
4×4	Patrick Ponce	19.92	26.36
6×6	Benjamin Wei	1:25.23	1:26.95
7×7	Benjamin Wei	1:53.48	2:04.42
3×3 Fewest Moves	Chris Chi	22 moves	22.67
Clock	Vishwa Sankar	4.45	5.47
Megaminx	Owen Chester	35.15	39.15
Pyraminx	Marcus Kamen	1.79	1.98
Skewb	Zayn Khanani	1.68	2.31
Square-1	Hassan Khanani	5.74	7.09
4×4 blindfolded	Christopher Sun	4:11.27	—

The PB harvest

150 set · 21 still standing

Daniel Karnaukh — 3×3 single 5.21: into the top 0.16% of the event's history.
Owen Widdis — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 19 moves: into the top 0.45% of the event's history.
Gabriel Gowman — Skewb single 1.69: into the top 0.71% of the event's history.
Ian Graff — Skewb single 5.10: into the top 18.9% of the event's history.
Ian Irizarry — 2×2 single 3.69: into the top 22.6% of the event's history.
Ryan Buretz — 2×2 single 3.73: into the top 23.1% of the event's history.
Christopher Sun — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 34 moves: into the top 26.7% of the event's history.
Will Akers — 3×3 single 16.54: into the top 29.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

13 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

96 competitors · 936 results · 12 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. Jerry Yao won it with a 5.83 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

96 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.