Competitions · United States

Princeton Spring 2022

Princeton, New Jersey · 7 May 2022 · 6 events · 70 competitors · 98 personal bests

Brandon Nunez won two of the six events (5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Kyle Meade by 0.04 seconds. 70 competitors produced 98 personal bests, 20 of which still stand today, and nine people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Anthony Jiang took a 3×3 one-handed single of 38.04 down to 17.19, 55 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Brandon Nunez — 5×5, 6×6

0.04s

closest final — Pyraminx, Kyle Meade over Dylan Chan

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Jerry Yao	5.74	6.87
5×5	Brandon Nunez	45.02	48.48
6×6	Brandon Nunez	1:35.68	1:40.41
3×3 one-handed	Richard Jiankun Peng (彭健坤)	10.76	13.56
Pyraminx	Kyle Meade	1.66	2.31
4×4 blindfolded	Abner Brijesh	7:17.84	—

The PB harvest

98 set · 20 still standing

Bryce Springfield — 3×3 single 9.24: into the top 5.4% of the event's history.
James Coe — Pyraminx single 3.66: into the top 6.1% of the event's history.
Alon Danai — 3×3 single 9.58: into the top 6.3% of the event's history.
Simon Liang — 3×3 one-handed single 16.13: into the top 10.5% of the event's history.
Samuel Wexler — 3×3 single 11.19: into the top 11.1% of the event's history.
Anthony Tan — 3×3 single 12.24: into the top 14.7% of the event's history.
Stephen Viray — 5×5 single 1:21.45: into the top 20.3% of the event's history.
Hiromi Hamaguchi (濱口弘海) — Pyraminx single 6.57: into the top 24.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

Nine 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

70 competitors · 338 results · 6 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 6.87 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

70 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.