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Iowa Championship 2026

West Des Moines, Iowa · 19 September 2026 · 13 events · 108 competitors · 221 personal bests

Brian Johnson won five of the 13 events (2×2, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Brian Johnson by 0.06 seconds. 108 competitors produced 221 personal bests, and 20 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Ezra Boarman took a 2×2 single of 23.20 down to 2.84, 88 percent better in one day.

Five wins
Brian Johnson — 2×2, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed, Pyraminx, Square-1
0.06s
closest final — Pyraminx, Brian Johnson over Charles Bois
221
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Nathan Phillips6.636.90
2×2Brian Johnson0.911.90
4×4Brian Johnson22.4225.00
5×5Nathan Phillips43.3046.84
6×6Nathan Phillips1:27.151:30.75
7×7Nathan Phillips2:03.982:07.52
3×3 blindfoldedCarter Kucala35.67—
3×3 one-handedBrian Johnson9.189.95
ClockMax McGill2.353.19
MegaminxTyler Robinson38.2539.23
PyraminxBrian Johnson1.762.51
SkewbSid Shivnath1.612.01
Square-1Brian Johnson5.086.36

The PB harvest

221 set · 221 still standing
  • Max McGill — Clock single 1.87: into the top 0.025% of the event's history.
  • Jude Doland — 2×2 single 0.74: into the top 0.16% of the event's history.
  • Sid Shivnath — 2×2 single 0.77: into the top 0.2% of the event's history.
  • Carter Kucala — Pyraminx single 1.27: into the top 0.2% of the event's history.
  • Charles Bois — Pyraminx single 1.37: into the top 0.29% of the event's history.
  • Davis Gorman — 2×2 single 1.25: into the top 1.2% of the event's history.
  • Marcus Zook — Skewb single 2.37: into the top 2.4% of the event's history.
  • Charlie Fussell — Skewb single 2.60: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

20 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 20,074 people who made their debut in 2026. 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

108 competitors · 1278 results · 13 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. Nathan Phillips won it with a 6.90 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

108 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.