Sunday 6 September 2026 Rebuilt nightly from the WCA's official results · export of 6 September 2026 · About
The Middle Three
Competitions → United States → CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2022

Competitions · United States

CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2022

Cedar Rapids, Iowa · 29 April 2022 · 17 events · 159 competitors · 295 personal bests

Luke Garrett won three of the 17 events (3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 5×5, won by Peter Weyers by 0.01 seconds. 159 competitors produced 295 personal bests, 48 of which still stand today, and 57 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Sage Albright took a 4×4 single of 2:48.52 down to 1:02.34, 63 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Luke Garrett — 3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed
0.01s
closest final — 5×5, Peter Weyers over Jacob Nokes
295
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Luke Garrett5.277.21
2×2Carter Kucala1.441.82
4×4Luke Garrett27.3828.62
5×5Peter Weyers49.3353.83
6×6Jacob Nokes1:35.271:40.63
7×7Kate Grahame2:25.482:39.03
3×3 blindfoldedStanley Chapel22.45—
3×3 Fewest MovesCale Schoon22 moves22.33
3×3 one-handedLuke Garrett8.919.77
ClockVishwa Sankar3.535.64
MegaminxStanley Chapel38.2444.78
PyraminxHarsha Paladugu1.452.28
SkewbCarter Kucala1.862.37
Square-1Ian Southa6.416.94
4×4 blindfoldedCale Schoon2:17.59—
5×5 blindfoldedCale Schoon5:25.10—
3×3 Multi-BlindMark Boyanowski44 of 46 cubes · 58:29—

The PB harvest

295 set · 48 still standing
  • Stanley Chapel — Square-1 single 5.12: into the top 0.29% of the event's history.
  • Peter Weyers — 4×4 single 23.47: into the top 0.4% of the event's history.
  • John Hornacek — 2×2 single 1.50: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
  • Bryan Lindsley — 3×3 single 8.10: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
  • Max Ruderman — Pyraminx single 3.19: into the top 4.3% of the event's history.
  • James Quinn — Megaminx single 49.75: into the top 5.0% of the event's history.
  • Andrew Karbusicky — Skewb single 3.03: into the top 5.1% of the event's history.
  • Ian Southa — 3×3 one-handed single 14.82: into the top 7.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

57 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,245 people who made their debut in 2022. 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

159 competitors · 1598 results · 17 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. Luke Garrett won it with a 7.21 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

159 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.