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CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2023

Independence, Missouri · 2 June 2023 · 16 events · 152 competitors · 299 personal bests

Brian Johnson won five of the 16 events (2×2, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 5×5, won by Carter Bitz by 0.04 seconds. 152 competitors produced 299 personal bests, 88 of which still stand today, and 34 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Ryan Pilat set the Square-1 single world record: 3.73.

Five wins
Brian Johnson — 2×2, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed, Skewb, Square-1
0.04s
closest final — 5×5, Carter Bitz over Luke Garrett
299
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Luke Garrett5.346.22
2×2Brian Johnson0.921.52
4×4Brian Johnson24.8627.15
5×5Carter Bitz54.1655.54
6×6Kate Grahame1:27.841:33.14
7×7Carter Bitz2:20.772:32.27
3×3 blindfoldedNoah Swor18.18—
3×3 one-handedBrian Johnson9.9311.24
ClockLuke Garrett3.944.98
MegaminxLuke Garrett40.7841.11
PyraminxSimon Kellum1.541.94
SkewbBrian Johnson1.322.55
Square-1Brian Johnson6.197.74
4×4 blindfoldedCarter Kucala2:47.02—
5×5 blindfoldedWalker Welch30:10.00—
3×3 Multi-BlindCarter Kucala27 of 29 cubes · 57:29—

The PB harvest

299 set · 88 still standing
  • Tyler Johnson — Skewb single 1.50: into the top 0.45% of the event's history.
  • Carter Bitz — Skewb single 1.92: into the top 1.2% of the event's history.
  • Daniel Mullen — Clock single 3.79: into the top 1.9% of the event's history.
  • Brody Rhoades — Square-1 single 7.34: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
  • Bryan Lindsley — Pyraminx single 2.70: into the top 2.7% of the event's history.
  • Edward Vakula — Square-1 single 8.06: into the top 3.1% of the event's history.
  • Elijah Von Mook — Square-1 single 8.15: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.
  • Carter Bitz — Square-1 single 8.36: into the top 3.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

34 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 37,591 people who made their debut in 2023. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

152 competitors · 1872 results · 16 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 6.22 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

152 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.