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CubeIowa 2019

Ames, Iowa · 13 April 2019 · 7 events · 60 competitors · 41 personal bests

Carter Kucala won four of the seven events (2×2, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Tyler Robinson by 0.06 seconds. 60 competitors produced 41 personal bests, 18 of which still stand today, and 22 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Ben Fischer took a 2×2 single of 13.02 down to 6.76, 48 percent better in one day.

Four wins
Carter Kucala — 2×2, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx
0.06s
closest final — 3×3, Tyler Robinson over Carter Kucala
41
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Tyler Robinson7.479.06
2×2Carter Kucala1.082.02
7×7Walker Welch2:44.022:51.65
3×3 blindfoldedCarter Kucala43.79
3×3 one-handedCarter Kucala10.5312.54
MegaminxCarter Kucala56.911:00.72
5×5 blindfoldedJoshua Feran20:12.00

The PB harvest

41 set · 18 still standing
  • Hayden Bosman — 2×2 single 2.62: into the top 10.1% of the event's history.
  • Hayden Bosman — 3×3 single 13.09: into the top 17.7% of the event's history.
  • Kristin He — 2×2 single 3.37: into the top 18.6% of the event's history.
  • Tyler Sickerson — 3×3 single 13.79: into the top 20.2% of the event's history.
  • Mikayla Lauritsen — 3×3 single 14.97: into the top 24.3% of the event's history.
  • Dylan Hartfield — 2×2 single 4.28: into the top 30.1% of the event's history.
  • Derrek Campbell — 2×2 single 4.62: into the top 34.5% of the event's history.
  • Mikayla Lauritsen — 3×3 one-handed single 30.11: into the top 46.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

22 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

60 competitors · 253 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. Tyler Robinson won it with a 9.06 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

60 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.