Competitions · United States

CubeIowa 2018

Ames, Iowa · 14 April 2018 · 6 events · 114 competitors · 67 personal bests

Brody Lassner won two of the six events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Christopher Olson by 0.11 seconds. 114 competitors produced 67 personal bests, 32 of which still stand today, and 61 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Caden Biede took a 3×3 one-handed single of 1:52.07 down to 38.28, 66 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Brody Lassner — 3×3, 3×3 one-handed

0.11s

closest final — 2×2, Christopher Olson over Walker Welch

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Brody Lassner	8.39	9.07
2×2	Christopher Olson	1.47	2.66
4×4	Christopher Olson	30.96	34.95
3×3 blindfolded	Cale Schoon	34.35	—
3×3 one-handed	Brody Lassner	13.42	14.02
Megaminx	Joshua Feran	57.60	1:05.04

The PB harvest

67 set · 32 still standing

Will Wooden — 2×2 single 1.59: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
Jared Huffman — 2×2 single 1.61: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
Kaine Wilson — 3×3 single 10.42: into the top 8.7% of the event's history.
Dylan Hartfield — 3×3 single 11.56: into the top 12.4% of the event's history.
Caden Biede — 2×2 single 2.98: into the top 14.0% of the event's history.
Justin Colvin — 3×3 single 12.61: into the top 16.1% of the event's history.
Micah Gilbert — 3×3 single 12.84: into the top 16.9% of the event's history.
Xander Haarup — 3×3 single 13.41: into the top 18.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

61 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,076 people who made their debut in 2018. 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

114 competitors · 440 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. Brody Lassner won it with a 9.07 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

114 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.