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WCC Western Championship 2022

Los Angeles, California · 7 October 2022 · 17 events · 323 competitors · 523 personal bests

Max Park won six of the 17 events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Lucas Nieuwland by 0.04 seconds. 323 competitors produced 523 personal bests, 162 of which still stand today, and 73 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Max Park set the 6×6 average world record: 1:08.56.

Six wins
Max Park — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, 3×3 one-handed
0.04s
closest final — Clock, Lucas Nieuwland over Brendyn Dunagan
523
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Max Park4.955.99
2×2Zayn Khanani0.951.22
4×4Max Park19.1020.85
5×5Max Park37.3540.12
6×6Max Park1:03.711:08.56
7×7Max Park1:54.521:55.82
3×3 blindfoldedGraham Siggins17.46—
3×3 Fewest MovesKyeongmin Choi (최경민)21 moves24.00
3×3 one-handedMax Park9.1510.85
ClockLucas Nieuwland4.284.70
MegaminxKyeongmin Choi (최경민)33.8236.03
PyraminxOwen Yepeng Sun (孙叶芃)1.972.56
SkewbBrendyn Dunagan3.083.20
Square-1Brendyn Dunagan6.426.84
4×4 blindfoldedGraham Siggins1:48.90—
5×5 blindfoldedGraham Siggins3:18.00—
3×3 Multi-BlindGraham Siggins50 of 62 cubes · 1:00:00—

The PB harvest

523 set · 162 still standing
  • Theeran Sathish Kumar — 2×2 single 0.73: into the top 0.15% of the event's history.
  • Dan Tran — 2×2 single 1.10: into the top 0.77% of the event's history.
  • Theeran Sathish Kumar — Pyraminx single 2.28: into the top 1.7% of the event's history.
  • Graham Siggins — 2×2 single 1.41: into the top 1.8% of the event's history.
  • Eva Kato — Pyraminx single 2.33: into the top 1.8% of the event's history.
  • Vivek Verma — Pyraminx single 2.64: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
  • Evan Szentgyorgyi — Pyraminx single 2.74: into the top 2.8% of the event's history.
  • Ethan Jan — Pyraminx single 3.01: into the top 3.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

73 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

3 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

323 competitors · 2705 results · 17 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 Park won it with a 5.99 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

323 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.