Competitions · United States
Windy City New Year 2022
Rosemont, Illinois · 31 December 2021 · 8 events · 39 competitors · 48 personal bests
Brian Johnson won four of the eight events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Brian Johnson by 0.12 seconds. 39 competitors produced 48 personal bests, 1 of which still stand today, and seven people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Max Nathaneal Morius took a 3×3 one-handed single of 1:00.53 down to 26.52, 56 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Brian Johnson | 6.99 | 7.52 |
| 2×2 | Brian Johnson | 1.22 | 1.59 |
| 4×4 | Brian Johnson | 27.19 | 29.31 |
| 5×5 | Kate Grahame | 57.01 | 58.75 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Eli Parker | 10.26 | 10.84 |
| Clock | Daniel Mullen | 5.59 | 6.24 |
| Skewb | Carter Kucala | 1.94 | 2.98 |
| Square-1 | Brian Johnson | 7.56 | 8.85 |
The PB harvest
48 set · 1 still standing- Kate Grahame — 3×3 one-handed single 10.58: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
First-timers
Seven 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
39 competitors · 241 results · 8 events.
Everyone who competed
39 competitors- Aiden Zupancic
- Austin Worley
- Avi Czarnecki-Lichstein
- Ayuj Saini
- Blake Thompson
- Brian Johnson
- Carter Kucala
- Charlie Fussell
- CJ Sheng
- Daniel Mullen
- Diego Angel Gomez
- Eli Parker
- Eric Zhao
- Ethan Cho
- Haoyang Yan (晏浩洋)
- Jensen Belen-Brown
- Joshua Feran
- Kate Grahame
- Konrad Julian Jefferson Krafft
- Lisa Kucala
- Logan Liu
- Luke Galioto
- Matthew Mayernik
- Max Nathaneal Morius
- Nathan Popov
- Nathaniel Gee
- Owen Widdis
- Peter Weyers
- Quinn Lawson
- Samuel Weber
- Sebastian Carrillo
- Sofia Romera
- Stanley Chapel
- Steven Wintringham
- Walker Welch
- Will Cerne
- Will Russo
- Wonder Dygico
- Zeke Mackay
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.