Competitions · United States

Pretzel Mania 2022

Lancaster, Pennsylvania · 3 September 2022 · 7 events · 304 competitors · 437 personal bests

Zayn Khanani won two of the seven events (2×2, Skewb) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Michael Nielsen by 0.28 seconds. 304 competitors produced 437 personal bests, 142 of which still stand today, and 113 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Zayn Khanani set the Skewb average world record: 1.56.

Two wins

Zayn Khanani — 2×2, Skewb

0.28s

closest final — Pyraminx, Michael Nielsen over Harsha Paladugu

437

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Christopher Sun	5.99	6.67
2×2	Zayn Khanani	0.66	1.27
4×4	Ari Randers-Pehrson	23.21	26.79
3×3 one-handed	Richard Jiankun Peng (彭健坤)	10.58	11.98
Pyraminx	Michael Nielsen	1.55	1.83
Skewb	Zayn Khanani	1.27	1.95
Square-1	Samuel Fang	5.16	6.73

The PB harvest

437 set · 142 still standing

Christopher Sun — 2×2 single 0.80: into the top 0.23% of the event's history.
Karson Jiang — 2×2 single 1.33: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
Boris McCoy — Skewb single 2.14: into the top 1.7% of the event's history.
Quinn Lawson — 2×2 single 1.76: into the top 3.4% of the event's history.
Finnegan Chambley — 2×2 single 1.86: into the top 3.9% of the event's history.
Dana Yi — Pyraminx single 3.11: into the top 4.0% of the event's history.
Ian Lees — 2×2 single 1.99: into the top 4.7% of the event's history.
Alex Felsenfeld — 2×2 single 2.07: into the top 5.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

113 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

5 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

304 competitors · 3097 results · 7 events.

Everyone who competed

304 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.