Competitions · United States

School's Out PLU 2022

Tacoma, Washington · 5 June 2022 · 6 events · 76 competitors · 78 personal bests

Max Siauw won four of the six events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Max Siauw by 0.02 seconds. 76 competitors produced 78 personal bests, 23 of which still stand today, and 14 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Michael Lee took a 2×2 single of 4.68 down to 1.54, 67 percent better in one day.

Four wins

Max Siauw — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, Square-1

0.02s

closest final — 2×2, Max Siauw over Sameer Aggarwal

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Max Siauw	5.62	6.26
2×2	Max Siauw	1.33	1.74
4×4	Max Siauw	24.76	27.65
Clock	Christopher Fandrich	6.08	7.11
Megaminx	Ethan Davis	32.40	35.40
Square-1	Max Siauw	5.15	6.05

The PB harvest

78 set · 23 still standing

Michael Lee — 2×2 single 1.54: into the top 2.3% of the event's history.
Lucas Chen — 3×3 single 8.25: into the top 3.2% of the event's history.
Christopher Fandrich — 2×2 single 2.04: into the top 5.0% of the event's history.
Lucas Chen — 4×4 single 33.19: into the top 5.1% of the event's history.
Christopher Fandrich — 4×4 single 35.90: into the top 7.6% of the event's history.
Parker Zieschang — 2×2 single 2.39: into the top 7.9% of the event's history.
Krishna B. Iyer — 3×3 single 11.12: into the top 10.9% of the event's history.
Martin Muñoz — 3×3 single 12.69: into the top 16.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

14 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

76 competitors · 384 results · 6 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. Max Siauw won it with a 6.26 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

76 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.