Competitions · United States
Sioux Falls Winter 2021
Sioux Falls, South Dakota · 18 December 2021 · 7 events · 44 competitors · 51 personal bests
Matty Hiroto Inaba won five of the seven events (3×3, 4×4, 6×6) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Marcus Kamen by 0.54 seconds. 44 competitors produced 51 personal bests, 9 of which still stand today, and 14 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Benjamin Iverson took a 3×3 one-handed single of 55.76 down to 19.13, 66 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Matty Hiroto Inaba | 5.62 | 6.23 |
| 4×4 | Matty Hiroto Inaba | 22.70 | 25.85 |
| 6×6 | Matty Hiroto Inaba | 1:38.25 | 1:41.62 |
| 7×7 | Matty Hiroto Inaba | 2:28.10 | 2:35.23 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Matty Hiroto Inaba | 10.27 | 11.42 |
| Pyraminx | Marcus Kamen | 2.03 | 2.55 |
| Skewb | Carter Kucala | 1.45 | 2.17 |
The PB harvest
51 set · 9 still standing- David Mortenson — 3×3 one-handed single 15.73: into the top 9.6% of the event's history.
- Benjamin Iverson — 3×3 one-handed single 19.13: into the top 18.2% of the event's history.
- Joshua Eigenberg — Skewb single 5.10: into the top 18.9% of the event's history.
- Joshua Eigenberg — 3×3 single 18.97: into the top 37.0% of the event's history.
- Robert Horvath — 3×3 one-handed single 27.32: into the top 40.2% of the event's history.
- Max Taylor — Pyraminx single 9.63: into the top 50.1% of the event's history.
- Isaac Hlavnicka — 3×3 single 25.26: into the top 53.2% of the event's history.
- Joshua Eigenberg — 4×4 single 1:17.16: into the top 53.5% of the event's history.
First-timers
14 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
44 competitors · 268 results · 7 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. Matty Hiroto Inaba won it with a 6.23 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
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L' B D F R D L2 B' R B' U2 F' B2 U2 R2 U2 D2 R2 B' - 2
D' B' R B2 U2 B' D2 R2 B2 U2 R2 B' R U' R2 U' B R' U R2 - 3
U2 B2 L2 B2 L' B2 R' F' L D U' B2 L2 F' L' B' U2 L - 4
B' R' U' L F B2 R2 D R2 F2 R2 D2 F' D2 L2 F' U R2 B - 5
B2 R2 L2 D B R2 L F' R U2 L' D2 R' F2 R B2 D2 L2 U
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
44 competitors- Advay Raut
- Alexander Lindberg
- Andres Rodriguez
- April ten Bensel
- Avery Bennis
- Benjamin Iverson
- Carl Overbye
- Carter Bitz
- Carter Kucala
- Chris Van Der Brink
- Conner Timperley
- Daryl Vanden Berg
- David Mortenson
- Eli Smith
- Eli Stoll
- Gabriel Coleman
- Ian Southa
- Isaac Hlavnicka
- Jacob Nokes
- James O'Brien
- Jared Huffman
- Jayden Bartlett
- Joseph Sikkink
- Joshua Block
- Joshua Eigenberg
- Kaleb Updegraff
- Lisa Kucala
- Marcus Kamen
- Matty Hiroto Inaba
- Max Taylor
- Mia Halvorson
- Mike Bitz
- Noah Scott Sikkink
- Paige McCurry
- Robert Horvath
- Ryan Schock
- Shain Papalotl Longbehn
- Stefanos Papadopoulos
- Trevor Schepanski
- Tyler Bitz
- Tyler McCurry
- Tyler Schepanski
- Walker Welch
- Yusuf Ragab
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.