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Rose City 2022

Portland, Oregon · 7 May 2022 · 5 events · 69 competitors · 57 personal bests

Asher Kim-Magierek won two of the five events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Sameer Aggarwal by 0.30 seconds. 69 competitors produced 57 personal bests, 19 of which still stand today, and 20 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Asher Kim-Magierek set the 3×3 single continental record: 3.89.

Two wins
Asher Kim-Magierek — 3×3, 3×3 one-handed
0.30s
closest final — 2×2, Sameer Aggarwal over Asher Kim-Magierek
57
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Asher Kim-Magierek5.246.11
2×2Sameer Aggarwal1.862.13
7×7Ash Black2:53.673:02.85
3×3 one-handedAsher Kim-Magierek11.0012.70
SkewbAsh Black2.463.24

The PB harvest

57 set · 19 still standing
  • Asher Kim-Magierek — 3×3 single 3.89: into the top 0.012% of the event's history.
  • Andrew Jones — 3×3 single 9.85: into the top 7.0% of the event's history.
  • Drake Robertson — 3×3 one-handed single 17.01: into the top 12.6% of the event's history.
  • Alexander T. Her — Skewb single 4.33: into the top 13.2% of the event's history.
  • Paul Zupan — 3×3 single 11.82: into the top 13.3% of the event's history.
  • Carden Cucuel — Skewb single 4.93: into the top 17.6% of the event's history.
  • Sai Bhargav Kalavai — 2×2 single 3.69: into the top 22.6% of the event's history.
  • Joe Yang — 7×7 single 3:48.27: into the top 26.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

20 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

69 competitors · 314 results · 5 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. Asher Kim-Magierek won it with a 6.11 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

69 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.