Competitions · United States
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Georgetown, Texas · 18 December 2021 · 6 events · 44 competitors · 39 personal bests
Sameer Aggarwal won three of the six events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Square-1, won by Max Siauw by 0.22 seconds. 44 competitors produced 39 personal bests, 4 of which still stand today, and eleven people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Jose Ortiz Jr. took a Clock single of 37.38 down to 6.16, 84 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Sameer Aggarwal | 5.83 | 6.62 |
| 2×2 | Sameer Aggarwal | 1.43 | 2.08 |
| 4×4 | Sameer Aggarwal | 26.28 | 29.73 |
| 7×7 | Zachary White | 2:23.62 | 2:28.31 |
| Clock | Jose Ortiz Jr. | 6.16 | 7.08 |
| Square-1 | Max Siauw | 5.15 | 6.43 |
The PB harvest
39 set · 4 still standing- Nathanael Morgan — 2×2 single 1.44: into the top 1.9% of the event's history.
- Dylan Pollard — 2×2 single 2.42: into the top 8.1% of the event's history.
- Nathanael Morgan — Square-1 single 12.03: into the top 10.0% of the event's history.
- Nathanael Morgan — 7×7 single 4:27.86: into the top 40.4% of the event's history.
First-timers
Eleven 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 · 261 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 6.62 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
D L2 B2 D' B2 L2 D2 F2 D' B2 F' R' U' L B F D L2 B D' - 2
R' B2 D' R' F2 L2 B2 R F2 U2 R' F U L2 D B U B2 L' - 3
D2 B L2 F U' B2 D2 B2 L2 U' L2 F L R' B2 U L' R - 4
U2 R L' D2 R F' U F' B U D2 R2 D' R2 B2 R2 D' L' U2 - 5
U' F' U2 L' D2 F' R2 D' B U2 B2 R2 U L2 B2 U2 R2 F' L'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
44 competitors- Addison Reece Irwin
- Alyssa Bernardo
- Anshu Chennuru
- Ashton Waldo Ermias Andebrhan
- Benjamin Gottschalk
- Caleb Trelford
- Calvin Nielson
- Cameron Pack
- Carter Chamberlain
- Catherine Connolly
- Chris Martin
- Daniel Karnaukh
- Dev McElroy
- Drew Pham
- Dylan Baumbach
- Dylan Pollard
- Finn Perez
- Henry Peirce
- Hudson Ho
- Ishan Parikh
- Jeremy Sheng
- Jose Ortiz Jr.
- Kaan Han
- Liam Hudson
- Lincoln Hunstable
- Lucas Rigoulot
- Max Siauw
- Natalie Fraire
- Nathanael Morgan
- Novak Konjanovski
- Om Joshi
- Riley Norrid
- RJ Gohn
- Ryan Bernardo
- Ryan Pilat
- Sameer Aggarwal
- Samien Rahim
- Samuel Fang
- Sumeet Agarwal
- Tucker Chamberlain
- Ty Pham
- Vincent Chen
- Xander Romo
- Zachary White
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.