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Indiana 2019

Fort Wayne, Indiana · 16 August 2019 · 15 events · 132 competitors · 216 personal bests

Stanley Chapel won seven of the 15 events (2×2, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by John Gaynor by 0.38 seconds. 132 competitors produced 216 personal bests, 76 of which still stand today, and 32 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Nikolas Palassis took a 2×2 single of 22.50 down to 5.23, 77 percent better in one day.

Seven wins
Stanley Chapel — 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, 7×7, 3×3 blindfolded, Megaminx, Square-1
0.38s
closest final — Pyraminx, John Gaynor over Stanley Chapel
216
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Luke Garrett6.897.75
2×2Stanley Chapel1.792.15
4×4Stanley Chapel27.6930.14
5×5Stanley Chapel49.6357.33
6×6Paul Mahvi1:40.591:46.34
7×7Stanley Chapel2:32.742:42.55
3×3 blindfoldedStanley Chapel20.94—
3×3 Fewest MovesMark Boyanowski26 moves29.00
MegaminxStanley Chapel50.2153.50
PyraminxJohn Gaynor2.123.27
SkewbAnderson Fielding4.324.72
Square-1Stanley Chapel7.7810.16
4×4 blindfoldedMark Boyanowski2:51.21—
5×5 blindfoldedMike Hughey13:10.00—
3×3 Multi-BlindMark Boyanowski40 of 52 cubes · 59:32—

The PB harvest

216 set · 76 still standing
  • Nathan Dwyer — 3×3 single 6.30: into the top 0.69% of the event's history.
  • Joshua Weigt — Pyraminx single 1.96: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
  • Andrew Dundon — Pyraminx single 3.47: into the top 5.3% of the event's history.
  • Zachary Giesken — Pyraminx single 3.82: into the top 6.8% of the event's history.
  • Ryan Baker — Pyraminx single 4.20: into the top 8.7% of the event's history.
  • Adam Wuestefeld — Pyraminx single 4.44: into the top 9.9% of the event's history.
  • Noah Everett Desserich — 3×3 single 11.65: into the top 12.7% of the event's history.
  • Nikhil Anderson — Skewb single 4.41: into the top 13.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

32 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 27,871 people who made their debut in 2019. 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

132 competitors · 1028 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. Luke Garrett won it with a 7.75 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

132 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.