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Utah Puzzling for Awareness 2022

Provo, Utah · 30 April 2022 · 7 events · 49 competitors · 61 personal bests

Paul Mahvi won three of the seven events (5×5, 6×6, 7×7) and the closest final was the Square-1, won by Benjamin Gottschalk by 0.33 seconds. 49 competitors produced 61 personal bests, 14 of which still stand today, and 13 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Nicolas Naing set the Megaminx single continental record: 26.50.

Three wins
Paul Mahvi — 5×5, 6×6, 7×7
0.33s
closest final — Square-1, Benjamin Gottschalk over Ryan Pilat
61
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Ryan Pilat6.187.05
2×2Ryan Pilat1.472.49
5×5Paul Mahvi47.5453.65
6×6Paul Mahvi1:31.531:39.31
7×7Paul Mahvi2:28.672:29.54
MegaminxNicolas Naing26.5033.75
Square-1Benjamin Gottschalk6.638.41

The PB harvest

61 set · 14 still standing
  • Travis Burkett — Megaminx single 48.15: into the top 4.3% of the event's history.
  • Travis Burkett — 5×5 single 1:06.52: into the top 9.3% of the event's history.
  • Travis Burkett — 7×7 single 3:09.81: into the top 13.2% of the event's history.
  • Halle H. Hurtado — 2×2 single 3.24: into the top 17.1% of the event's history.
  • Dayne Turner — 2×2 single 3.71: into the top 22.8% of the event's history.
  • Adrian Guzman — 5×5 single 1:31.28: into the top 28.3% of the event's history.
  • Daniel Svedin — 3×3 single 16.60: into the top 29.7% of the event's history.
  • Micaela Berglund — 2×2 single 4.48: into the top 32.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

13 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

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

49 competitors · 329 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. Ryan Pilat won it with a 7.05 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

49 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.