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Rocky Top 2021

Gatlinburg, Tennessee · 4 December 2021 · 12 events · 89 competitors · 111 personal bests

Zayn Khanani won two of the twelve events (2×2, Skewb) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Zayn Khanani by 0.09 seconds. 89 competitors produced 111 personal bests, 29 of which still stand today, and 36 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Peyton Tumy took a Clock single of 36.22 down to 8.46, 77 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Zayn Khanani — 2×2, Skewb
0.09s
closest final — 2×2, Zayn Khanani over Zachary Ochs
111
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Luke Garrett5.996.16
2×2Zayn Khanani0.751.60
4×4Katie Hull26.1529.23
6×6Zachary White1:40.751:44.94
7×7Zachary White2:31.222:32.79
3×3 blindfoldedHassan Khanani1:01.45—
3×3 one-handedEli Parker10.2411.10
ClockDaniel Mullen5.346.37
MegaminxJared Stinson35.2642.83
PyraminxHillary Yang2.182.80
SkewbZayn Khanani1.762.34
Square-1Benjamin Gottschalk6.477.28

The PB harvest

111 set · 29 still standing
  • Caleb Kinman — 3×3 single 5.62: into the top 0.3% of the event's history.
  • Caleb Kinman — Pyraminx single 1.75: into the top 0.75% of the event's history.
  • Maggie Clark — 3×3 one-handed single 11.76: into the top 2.7% of the event's history.
  • Caleb Kinman — 3×3 one-handed single 12.83: into the top 4.2% of the event's history.
  • Caleb Kinman — 4×4 single 32.18: into the top 4.3% of the event's history.
  • Harry Shaw — 3×3 single 11.09: into the top 10.8% of the event's history.
  • Caleb Kinman — Skewb single 4.14: into the top 11.9% of the event's history.
  • Jonah Brown — Skewb single 4.95: into the top 17.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

36 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

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

89 competitors · 834 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. Luke Garrett won it with a 6.16 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

89 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.