Competitions · United States

Independence Cube Day 2018

Independence, Iowa · 10 November 2018 · 6 events · 78 competitors · 86 personal bests

David Nguyen won three of the six events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Christopher Olson by 0.27 seconds. 78 competitors produced 86 personal bests, 22 of which still stand today, and 29 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Henry Lichner took a 2×2 single of 6.42 down to 2.23, 65 percent better in one day.

Three wins

David Nguyen — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5

0.27s

closest final — 2×2, Christopher Olson over Walker Welch

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	David Nguyen	7.82	8.47
2×2	Christopher Olson	1.62	2.57
4×4	David Nguyen	33.83	34.85
5×5	David Nguyen	58.42	1:00.48
3×3 blindfolded	Cale Schoon	39.96	—
3×3 one-handed	Brody Lassner	13.05	16.61

The PB harvest

86 set · 22 still standing

Cale Schoon — 2×2 single 1.01: into the top 0.58% of the event's history.
Caden Wiss — 2×2 single 2.53: into the top 9.2% of the event's history.
Dakota Peiffer — 2×2 single 3.29: into the top 17.7% of the event's history.
Jack Johnson — 3×3 one-handed single 19.50: into the top 19.2% of the event's history.
Natalie Elrod — 2×2 single 4.05: into the top 27.1% of the event's history.
Sarah Cook — 5×5 single 1:32.40: into the top 29.3% of the event's history.
Caleb Schack — 3×3 single 19.14: into the top 37.5% of the event's history.
Aidan Rastall — 2×2 single 4.93: into the top 38.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

29 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,076 people who made their debut in 2018. 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

78 competitors · 370 results · 6 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. David Nguyen won it with a 8.47 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

78 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.