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CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2024

Sioux Falls, South Dakota · 7 June 2024 · 17 events · 101 competitors · 248 personal bests

Luke Garrett won five of the 17 events (4×4, 7×7, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Megaminx, won by Tyler Robinson by 0.12 seconds. 101 competitors produced 248 personal bests, 66 of which still stand today, and nine people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Carter Kucala set the Skewb average world record: 1.52.

Five wins
Luke Garrett — 4×4, 7×7, 3×3 one-handed, Clock, Pyraminx
0.12s
closest final — Megaminx, Tyler Robinson over Luke Garrett
248
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Brian Johnson5.496.00
2×2Brian Johnson1.431.60
4×4Luke Garrett23.7226.72
5×5Nathan Phillips47.7849.69
6×6Tyler Johnson1:36.181:39.61
7×7Luke Garrett2:18.192:22.73
3×3 blindfoldedCarter Kucala26.50—
3×3 Fewest MovesLewis Isom23 moves24.33
3×3 one-handedLuke Garrett8.139.88
ClockLuke Garrett3.324.39
MegaminxTyler Robinson34.3440.46
PyraminxLuke Garrett1.592.23
SkewbCarter Kucala1.872.37
Square-1Brian Johnson5.376.41
4×4 blindfoldedCarter Kucala2:16.89—
5×5 blindfoldedCarter Kucala7:06.01—
3×3 Multi-BlindCarter Kucala25 of 33 cubes · 1:00:00—

The PB harvest

248 set · 66 still standing
  • Aaron Huynh — 2×2 single 0.68: into the top 0.1% of the event's history.
  • Carter Bitz — 2×2 single 0.70: into the top 0.12% of the event's history.
  • Aaron Huynh — Pyraminx single 1.20: into the top 0.15% of the event's history.
  • Lewis Isom — 2×2 single 0.80: into the top 0.23% of the event's history.
  • Josef Eldon Strosche — 2×2 single 1.01: into the top 0.58% of the event's history.
  • Louis Sheveland — 2×2 single 1.08: into the top 0.72% of the event's history.
  • Ryan Schock — 2×2 single 1.17: into the top 0.95% of the event's history.
  • Brody Rhoades — 2×2 single 1.36: into the top 1.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

Nine people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 32,954 people who made their debut in 2024. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

101 competitors · 1538 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. Brian Johnson won it with a 6.00 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

101 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.