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Richmond Open B 2021

Richmond, British Columbia · 12 December 2021 · 7 events · 48 competitors · 46 personal bests

Sameer Aggarwal won four of the seven events (3×3, 6×6, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Brian Kan by 0.09 seconds. 48 competitors produced 46 personal bests, 15 of which still stand today, and 16 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Sameer Aggarwal set the Square-1 average world record: 6.06.

Four wins
Sameer Aggarwal — 3×3, 6×6, 3×3 one-handed, Square-1
0.09s
closest final — 2×2, Brian Kan over Ethan Chen
46
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Sameer Aggarwal6.927.44
2×2Brian Kan2.082.28
4×4Michele Cavezza29.2134.01
6×6Sameer Aggarwal1:54.902:01.57
3×3 blindfoldedKevin Matthews48.88
3×3 one-handedSameer Aggarwal10.2312.23
Square-1Sameer Aggarwal5.706.98

The PB harvest

46 set · 15 still standing

First-timers

16 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 4,438 people who made their debut in 2021. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

48 competitors · 239 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. Sameer Aggarwal won it with a 7.44 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

48 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.