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Heartland Championships 2017

Des Moines, Iowa · 5 August 2017 · 15 events · 114 competitors · 239 personal bests

Andy Denney won three of the 15 events (2×2, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Andy Denney by 0.12 seconds. 114 competitors produced 239 personal bests, 83 of which still stand today, and 24 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Cale Schoon set the Skewb single continental record: 1.58.

Three wins
Andy Denney — 2×2, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx
0.12s
closest final — 2×2, Andy Denney over Christopher Olson
239
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Kennan LeJeune7.598.60
2×2Andy Denney1.441.97
4×4John Brechon29.2334.52
6×6John Brechon1:54.801:58.09
7×7John Brechon3:01.383:07.79
3×3 blindfoldedCale Schoon39.7346.49
3×3 Fewest MovesWalker Welch28 moves—
3×3 one-handedAndy Denney12.3016.81
ClockWalker Welch7.207.94
MegaminxAndy Denney41.8345.02
PyraminxSamuel Pollom3.423.72
SkewbBrian Johnson2.543.20
Square-1Brian Johnson8.7410.06
5×5 blindfoldedCale Schoon5:16.48—
3×3 Multi-BlindCale Schoon24 of 27 cubes · 56:20—

The PB harvest

239 set · 83 still standing
  • Joshua Beck — 3×3 single 7.28: into the top 1.7% of the event's history.
  • Andy Denney — Skewb single 2.25: into the top 2.1% of the event's history.
  • Brody Lassner — Pyraminx single 3.23: into the top 4.4% of the event's history.
  • Dylan Harrison — Pyraminx single 3.52: into the top 5.5% of the event's history.
  • Abel Piper — Pyraminx single 3.64: into the top 6.0% of the event's history.
  • Brian Berg — 2×2 single 2.20: into the top 6.2% of the event's history.
  • Jeremy Collins — Skewb single 3.92: into the top 10.3% of the event's history.
  • Jesse Villezcas — Skewb single 4.06: into the top 11.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

24 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 23,482 people who made their debut in 2017. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

3 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

114 competitors · 838 results · 15 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. Kennan LeJeune won it with a 8.60 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

114 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.