Competitions · United States

Princeton Fall 2022

Princeton, New Jersey · 24 September 2022 · 4 events · 116 competitors · 70 personal bests

Patrick Ponce won three of the four events (3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Parker Trager by 0.21 seconds. 116 competitors produced 70 personal bests, 19 of which still stand today, and 33 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Alvin Zhang took a Pyraminx single of 20.96 down to 11.67, 44 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Patrick Ponce — 3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed

0.21s

closest final — Pyraminx, Parker Trager over Daniel Goodman

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Patrick Ponce	4.64	5.58
4×4	Patrick Ponce	22.90	24.25
3×3 one-handed	Patrick Ponce	9.43	10.88
Pyraminx	Parker Trager	1.86	2.59

The PB harvest

70 set · 19 still standing

Sameer Sethuram — 3×3 one-handed single 13.47: into the top 5.2% of the event's history.
Finnegan Chambley — 3×3 single 10.17: into the top 8.0% of the event's history.
Jericho Regudo Lagayada — 3×3 single 11.63: into the top 12.6% of the event's history.
Finnegan Chambley — Pyraminx single 4.91: into the top 12.6% of the event's history.
Ido Dekel — 3×3 single 12.07: into the top 14.1% of the event's history.
Max Gawelko — 3×3 one-handed single 18.51: into the top 16.4% of the event's history.
Ryan Koralalage — 3×3 one-handed single 19.84: into the top 20.1% of the event's history.
Sagan Tighe — Pyraminx single 6.38: into the top 22.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

33 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

116 competitors · 435 results · 4 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. Patrick Ponce won it with a 5.58 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

116 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.