Competitions · United States

CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2019

Cedar Rapids, Iowa · 9 March 2019 · 18 events · 93 competitors · 274 personal bests

Cale Schoon won five of the 18 events (3×3 blindfolded, Skewb, Square-1) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Brian Johnson by 0.01 seconds. 93 competitors produced 274 personal bests, 88 of which still stand today, and six people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Carter Kucala set the Skewb single continental record: 1.39.

Five wins

Cale Schoon — 3×3 blindfolded, Skewb, Square-1, 4×4 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded

0.01s

closest final — 2×2, Brian Johnson over Christopher Olson

274

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	David Nguyen	6.47	8.18
2×2	Brian Johnson	1.61	2.03
4×4	Brian Johnson	27.90	33.18
5×5	John Brechon	54.34	59.42
6×6	John Brechon	1:42.86	1:52.21
7×7	John Brechon	2:37.78	2:42.93
3×3 blindfolded	Cale Schoon	32.31	—
3×3 Fewest Moves	Walker Welch	21 moves	—
3×3 one-handed	Brody Lassner	11.40	13.85
Clock	Joshua Feran	6.47	6.85
Megaminx	John Brechon	49.85	54.68
Pyraminx	Simon Kellum	1.75	3.34
Skewb	Cale Schoon	1.81	3.02
Square-1	Cale Schoon	8.87	11.44
4×4 blindfolded	Cale Schoon	1:52.13	—
5×5 blindfolded	Cale Schoon	4:22.53	—
3×3 Multi-Blind	Will Cerne	14 of 15 cubes · 58:21	—
3×3 with feet	Carter Kucala	34.66	41.78

The PB harvest

274 set · 88 still standing

Max Walaszek — Skewb single 2.18: into the top 1.9% of the event's history.
Cale Schoon — Pyraminx single 2.79: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
David Nguyen — 3×3 one-handed single 14.19: into the top 6.5% of the event's history.
Yusuf Ragab — Skewb single 4.15: into the top 11.9% of the event's history.
Tim Sebolt — Pyraminx single 5.23: into the top 14.6% of the event's history.
Cole Wohlgemuth — 3×3 single 12.27: into the top 14.8% of the event's history.
Reagan Stock — Skewb single 4.69: into the top 15.8% of the event's history.
Brody Lassner — Square-1 single 14.77: into the top 15.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

Six 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

93 competitors · 1161 results · 18 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. David Nguyen won it with a 8.18 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

93 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.