Competitions · United States

Madison Summer 2019

Middleton, Wisconsin · 21 September 2019 · 7 events · 74 competitors · 67 personal bests

Carter Kucala won three of the seven events (3×3, 5×5 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Carter Kucala by 0.07 seconds. 74 competitors produced 67 personal bests, 15 of which still stand today, and 15 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Albert Sandru took a 4×4 single of 2:13.95 down to 58.35, 56 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Carter Kucala — 3×3, 5×5 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind

0.07s

closest final — 3×3, Carter Kucala over Brian Johnson

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Carter Kucala	7.50	8.48
2×2	Brian Johnson	1.56	2.31
4×4	Brian Johnson	28.62	30.80
3×3 blindfolded	Will Cerne	30.46	—
4×4 blindfolded	Zachary Zurawski	5:30.96	—
5×5 blindfolded	Carter Kucala	9:48.55	—
3×3 Multi-Blind	Carter Kucala	17 of 21 cubes · 47:12	—

The PB harvest

67 set · 15 still standing

Zachary Zurawski — 3×3 blindfolded single 58.59: into the top 12.6% of the event's history.
Zachary Zurawski — 3×3 Multi-Blind single 13 of 16 cubes · 51:43: into the top 16.4% of the event's history.
Spencer Chubb — 3×3 blindfolded single 1:17.01: into the top 18.5% of the event's history.
Zachary Zurawski — 4×4 blindfolded single 5:30.96: into the top 25.8% of the event's history.
Zachary Zurawski — 3×3 single 15.50: into the top 26.1% of the event's history.
Emanuel Eden — 3×3 single 15.61: into the top 26.5% of the event's history.
Grant Hall — 3×3 single 17.87: into the top 33.7% of the event's history.
Emanuel Eden — 2×2 single 4.69: into the top 35.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

15 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

74 competitors · 249 results · 7 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. Carter Kucala won it with a 8.48 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

74 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.