Competitions · United States

Brooklyn 2019

Brooklyn, New York · 25 May 2019 · 7 events · 140 competitors · 112 personal bests

Jinseo Hong won two of the seven events (Pyraminx, 3×3 with feet) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by James Karras by 0.27 seconds. 140 competitors produced 112 personal bests, 34 of which still stand today, and 42 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Jackey Zheng set the Square-1 single world record: 4.95.

Two wins

Jinseo Hong — Pyraminx, 3×3 with feet

0.27s

closest final — 3×3, James Karras over Luigi Soriano

112

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	James Karras	7.67	8.50
4×4	Justin Mallari	28.07	33.01
6×6	Sam Schultz	2:11.36	2:17.62
Clock	Kymberlyn Calderon	6.62	7.79
Pyraminx	Jinseo Hong	2.62	3.23
Square-1	Samuel Fang	5.42	9.00
3×3 with feet	Jinseo Hong	28.73	36.35

The PB harvest

112 set · 34 still standing

Luigi Soriano — 3×3 single 5.00: into the top 0.12% of the event's history.
Jackey Zheng — Square-1 single 4.95: into the top 0.25% of the event's history.
James Karras — 4×4 single 31.03: into the top 3.5% of the event's history.
Jayden Rivas — 3×3 single 10.57: into the top 9.2% of the event's history.
Leonardo Valdivia — 3×3 single 10.97: into the top 10.4% of the event's history.
Craig Eagleburger — 3×3 single 13.37: into the top 18.7% of the event's history.
Ilan Fitterman — 3×3 single 13.46: into the top 19.1% of the event's history.
Zahaan Hussain — Pyraminx single 6.00: into the top 20.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

42 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 27,871 people who made their debut in 2019. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

140 competitors · 530 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. James Karras won it with a 8.50 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

140 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.