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Competitions · United States

Pittsburgh Summer A 2022

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · 13 August 2022 · 7 events · 58 competitors · 59 personal bests

Zayn Khanani won two of the seven events (2×2, Skewb) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Harsha Paladugu by 0.11 seconds. 58 competitors produced 59 personal bests, 5 of which still stand today, and 19 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Gabriel Gowman took a Square-1 single of 56.53 down to 24.41, 57 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Zayn Khanani — 2×2, Skewb
0.11s
closest final — Pyraminx, Harsha Paladugu over Heath Flick
59
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Luke Griesser5.196.03
2×2Zayn Khanani1.071.37
3×3 blindfoldedHassan Khanani31.41
3×3 one-handedEli Parker8.969.73
PyraminxHarsha Paladugu1.562.18
SkewbZayn Khanani1.643.01
Square-1Daniel Karnaukh6.236.93

The PB harvest

59 set · 5 still standing
  • Jacob Nobili — Pyraminx single 2.16: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
  • Varun Yalavarthi — Pyraminx single 3.14: into the top 4.1% of the event's history.
  • Daniel Montgomery — Pyraminx single 7.38: into the top 31.0% of the event's history.
  • Daniel Perez Delgado — Pyraminx single 10.46: into the top 56.5% of the event's history.
  • Dominic DeLucia — Skewb single 12.97: into the top 70.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

19 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

58 competitors · 427 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. Luke Griesser won it with a 6.03 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

58 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.