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Competitions · United States

Pittsburgh Summer B 2022

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · 14 August 2022 · 7 events · 50 competitors · 47 personal bests

Christopher Sun won two of the seven events (3×3, 4×4) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Evan Liu by 0.75 seconds. 50 competitors produced 47 personal bests, 7 of which still stand today, and 17 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Aidan O'Brien took a Clock single of 25.45 down to 13.39, 47 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Christopher Sun — 3×3, 4×4
0.75s
closest final — Clock, Evan Liu over Vishwa Sankar
47
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Christopher Sun5.867.54
4×4Christopher Sun24.5526.76
5×5Brandon Nunez40.1145.67
6×6Benjamin Wei1:19.661:26.95
7×7Benjamin Wei2:10.922:13.23
ClockEvan Liu4.514.93
MegaminxVishwa Sankar41.1544.18

The PB harvest

47 set · 7 still standing
  • Carter Snyder — 3×3 single 13.02: into the top 17.5% of the event's history.
  • Jacob Beaudway — 7×7 single 3:35.27: into the top 21.6% of the event's history.
  • Aidan O'Brien — Clock single 13.39: into the top 41.3% of the event's history.
  • Carter Snyder — Megaminx single 2:00.49: into the top 45.9% of the event's history.
  • Carter J. Runion — 3×3 single 24.53: into the top 51.6% of the event's history.
  • Parker Sterling — 3×3 single 30.48: into the top 63.3% of the event's history.
  • Carter Snyder — 5×5 single 3:02.78: into the top 78.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

17 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

50 competitors · 304 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. Christopher Sun won it with a 7.54 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

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.