Competitions · United States

Think In Fink Fall 2022

Finksburg, Maryland · 1 October 2022 · 6 events · 138 competitors · 126 personal bests

Michael Nielsen won the 3×3 with a 7.17 and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Michael Nielsen by 0.10 seconds. 138 competitors produced 126 personal bests, 42 of which still stand today, and 48 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Ethan Kent took a 2×2 single of 6.09 down to 2.38, 61 percent better in one day.

events decided

0.10s

closest final — 3×3, Michael Nielsen over Jerry Yao

126

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Michael Nielsen	6.72	7.17
2×2	Zayn Khanani	0.83	1.32
4×4	Ari Randers-Pehrson	22.69	24.67
5×5	Brandon Nunez	41.75	44.41
3×3 blindfolded	Liam Chen	16.47	18.87
3×3 one-handed	Ray Bai	10.62	12.63

The PB harvest

126 set · 42 still standing

Ryan Farish — 3×3 blindfolded single 20.18: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
Will Callan — 3×3 one-handed single 11.54: into the top 2.4% of the event's history.
Kye Carretero — 4×4 single 32.43: into the top 4.5% of the event's history.
Brandon Diaz — 3×3 single 9.49: into the top 6.1% of the event's history.
Donnie Nguyen — 3×3 single 9.97: into the top 7.4% of the event's history.
Ethan Kent — 2×2 single 2.38: into the top 7.8% of the event's history.
Michael Ormond — 3×3 single 10.15: into the top 7.9% of the event's history.
Yeana Kim — 4×4 single 36.98: into the top 8.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

48 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

138 competitors · 637 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. Michael Nielsen won it with a 7.17 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

138 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.