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Tri Cities Fall 2022

Richland, Washington · 19 November 2022 · 6 events · 60 competitors · 49 personal bests

Sameer Aggarwal won three of the six events (3×3, Pyraminx, Square-1) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Sameer Aggarwal by 0.20 seconds. 60 competitors produced 49 personal bests, 18 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 Square-1 single of 27.32 down to 9.38, 66 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Sameer Aggarwal — 3×3, Pyraminx, Square-1
0.20s
closest final — Pyraminx, Sameer Aggarwal over Kyle Polage
49
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Sameer Aggarwal5.856.35
5×5Max Siauw45.7850.34
3×3 blindfoldedEthan Davis33.01
PyraminxSameer Aggarwal3.233.46
SkewbMax Siauw3.714.60
Square-1Sameer Aggarwal5.056.07

The PB harvest

49 set · 18 still standing
  • Daniel Yang — Square-1 single 7.96: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
  • Caiden Lee — Square-1 single 8.29: into the top 3.4% of the event's history.
  • Eli Moon — 3×3 single 9.40: into the top 5.8% of the event's history.
  • Caleb Wilson — 3×3 single 11.55: into the top 12.3% of the event's history.
  • Declan McCreight — Square-1 single 13.92: into the top 14.0% of the event's history.
  • Caiden Lee — Pyraminx single 5.23: into the top 14.6% of the event's history.
  • Eli Moon — Pyraminx single 5.24: into the top 14.7% of the event's history.
  • Brady James Potter — 3×3 single 15.18: into the top 25.0% 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

60 competitors · 266 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. Sameer Aggarwal won it with a 6.35 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

60 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.