Competitions · United States

Chicago Area Twist Spring 2019

Arlington Heights, Illinois · 16 June 2019 · 7 events · 198 competitors · 233 personal bests

Brian Johnson won three of the seven events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Brian Johnson by 0.09 seconds. 198 competitors produced 233 personal bests, 119 of which still stand today, and 58 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Tyler Schepanski took a Skewb single of 10.94 down to 3.29, 70 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Brian Johnson — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4

0.09s

closest final — 3×3, Brian Johnson over Luke Garrett

233

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Brian Johnson	6.63	7.88
2×2	Brian Johnson	1.46	1.77
4×4	Brian Johnson	27.51	30.81
6×6	John Brechon	1:54.92	1:57.33
Megaminx	Nick Glover	48.30	51.25
Pyraminx	Marcus Kamen	2.30	2.53
Skewb	Simon Kellum	1.60	2.77

The PB harvest

233 set · 119 still standing

Noah Simcox — 2×2 single 1.48: into the top 2.1% of the event's history.
Henry Lichner — Skewb single 2.31: into the top 2.3% of the event's history.
James Sehata — 2×2 single 1.79: into the top 3.5% of the event's history.
Nicolas Bibik — 2×2 single 2.00: into the top 4.7% of the event's history.
Nicolas Bibik — Skewb single 3.26: into the top 6.4% of the event's history.
Tyler Schepanski — Skewb single 3.29: into the top 6.5% of the event's history.
Charlotte Lange — Pyraminx single 4.18: into the top 8.6% of the event's history.
Charlotte Lange — 2×2 single 2.56: into the top 9.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

58 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

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

198 competitors · 903 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. Brian Johnson won it with a 7.88 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

198 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.