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Rocky Top 2022

Gatlinburg, Tennessee · 3 December 2022 · 13 events · 134 competitors · 290 personal bests

Luke Garrett won three of the 13 events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Jacob Ambrose by 0.11 seconds. 134 competitors produced 290 personal bests, 55 of which still stand today, and 36 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Thomas Araujo took a 2×2 single of 10.02 down to 2.84, 72 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Luke Garrett — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4
0.11s
closest final — Clock, Jacob Ambrose over Daniel Mullen
290
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Luke Garrett4.915.79
2×2Luke Garrett1.131.54
4×4Luke Garrett23.7127.67
5×5Katie Hull49.0554.33
6×6Kate Grahame1:23.831:29.01
7×7Kate Grahame2:15.472:24.91
3×3 blindfoldedTommy Cherry16.23—
3×3 one-handedEli Parker9.3410.78
ClockJacob Ambrose4.845.54
MegaminxJared Stinson31.8437.83
PyraminxHarsha Paladugu1.391.82
SkewbDominic Redisi1.833.03
Square-1Tommy Cherry6.659.76

The PB harvest

290 set · 55 still standing
  • Keon Wilson — 3×3 single 6.75: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
  • Andrew Pleasant — 2×2 single 1.64: into the top 2.8% of the event's history.
  • Joseph Mosley — 3×3 single 8.24: into the top 3.2% of the event's history.
  • Harrison Mullins — Clock single 4.45: into the top 3.2% of the event's history.
  • Kyler Smith — 3×3 single 8.68: into the top 4.1% of the event's history.
  • Silas Starling — Megaminx single 47.77: into the top 4.1% of the event's history.
  • Crimson Rizzo — Megaminx single 49.61: into the top 4.9% of the event's history.
  • Kyler Smith — Pyraminx single 3.38: into the top 5.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

36 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

134 competitors · 1383 results · 13 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 5.79 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

134 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.