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Rochester Fall 2022

Rochester, Minnesota · 22 October 2022 · 12 events · 124 competitors · 251 personal bests

Brian Johnson won five of the twelve events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Brian Johnson by 0.11 seconds. 124 competitors produced 251 personal bests, 84 of which still stand today, and 33 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Hassan Khanani set the Square-1 single world record: 4.34.

Five wins
Brian Johnson — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed, Pyraminx
0.11s
closest final — 3×3, Brian Johnson over Zayn Khanani
251
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Brian Johnson5.927.51
2×2Zayn Khanani1.031.22
4×4Brian Johnson27.4029.97
5×5Brian Johnson56.511:00.27
6×6Zeke Mackay1:35.531:45.94
3×3 blindfoldedWill Cerne23.32—
3×3 one-handedBrian Johnson9.8112.92
ClockNathan Rahn4.625.07
MegaminxTyler Robinson41.5947.42
PyraminxBrian Johnson2.933.06
SkewbCarter Kucala1.282.05
Square-1Hassan Khanani4.346.89

The PB harvest

251 set · 84 still standing
  • Ant Irizarry — 3×3 single 6.95: into the top 1.3% of the event's history.
  • Lewis Garthwaite — 2×2 single 1.85: into the top 3.9% of the event's history.
  • Lewis Garthwaite — 3×3 single 8.56: into the top 3.9% of the event's history.
  • Oliver Phillips — 2×2 single 1.88: into the top 4.0% of the event's history.
  • Lewis Garthwaite — Square-1 single 10.14: into the top 6.3% of the event's history.
  • Lucas Sass — Pyraminx single 3.74: into the top 6.4% of the event's history.
  • James Roland Johnson — 3×3 single 10.28: into the top 8.3% of the event's history.
  • Andy Peterson — Skewb single 3.67: into the top 8.8% 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

124 competitors · 1201 results · 12 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. Brian Johnson won it with a 7.51 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

124 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.