Competitions · United States

CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2025

St. Paul, Minnesota · 22 August 2025 · 17 events · 187 competitors · 390 personal bests

Brian Johnson won four of the 17 events (2×2, 3×3 Fewest Moves, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Simon Kellum by 0.15 seconds. 187 competitors produced 390 personal bests, 182 of which still stand today, and 23 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Graham Marker took a Pyraminx single of 52.38 down to 9.53, 82 percent better in one day.

Four wins

Brian Johnson — 2×2, 3×3 Fewest Moves, 3×3 one-handed, Square-1

0.15s

closest final — Pyraminx, Simon Kellum over Carl Overbye

390

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Zeke Mackay	6.13	6.37
2×2	Brian Johnson	1.62	1.73
4×4	Nathan Phillips	24.94	27.24
5×5	Jacob Nokes	44.27	48.68
6×6	Jacob Nokes	1:26.38	1:27.01
7×7	Jacob Nokes	1:58.77	2:04.21
3×3 blindfolded	Andy Wong	18.76	—
3×3 Fewest Moves	Brian Johnson	20 moves	21.00
3×3 one-handed	Brian Johnson	10.14	10.72
Clock	Volodymyr Kapustianskyi	2.07	2.96
Megaminx	Zeke Mackay	29.42	32.45
Pyraminx	Simon Kellum	1.71	2.23
Skewb	Carter Kucala	1.81	2.21
Square-1	Brian Johnson	4.90	5.83
4×4 blindfolded	Andy Wong	2:43.46	3:29.81
5×5 blindfolded	Carter Kucala	7:28.05	—
3×3 Multi-Blind	Zeke Mackay	20 of 24 cubes · 59:44	—

The PB harvest

390 set · 182 still standing

Jayben Keene — Pyraminx single 1.50: into the top 0.42% of the event's history.
Joshua Carey — Pyraminx single 2.81: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
Jayben Keene — 2×2 single 1.74: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.
Christoph Wu — 2×2 single 1.95: into the top 4.4% of the event's history.
Peter Weyers — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 25 moves: into the top 5.1% of the event's history.
Elise Danielson — Pyraminx single 3.49: into the top 5.4% of the event's history.
Ben Fraher — 2×2 single 2.35: into the top 7.5% of the event's history.
Bo Fenner — Clock single 6.28: into the top 8.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

23 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 28,483 people who made their debut in 2025. 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

187 competitors · 2295 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. Zeke Mackay won it with a 6.37 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

187 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.