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Mini-sota Heartland Warm-Up I 2026

Rosemount, Minnesota · 1 May 2026 · 3 events · 12 competitors · 4 personal bests

Andy Wong won three of the three events (3×3 one-handed, 4×4 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Andy Wong by 9.19 seconds. 12 competitors produced 4 personal bests, 3 of which still stand today.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Preston Hoing took a 5×5 blindfolded single of 31:50.00 down to 19:28.00, 39 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Andy Wong — 3×3 one-handed, 4×4 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded
9.19s
closest final — 3×3 one-handed, Andy Wong over Carson Claud
4
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3 one-handedAndy Wong10.9213.20
4×4 blindfoldedAndy Wong2:57.93
5×5 blindfoldedAndy Wong7:10.15

The PB harvest

4 set · 3 still standing
  • Andy Wong — 5×5 blindfolded single 7:10.15: into the top 11.4% of the event's history.
  • Carson Claud — 3×3 one-handed single 19.95: into the top 20.3% of the event's history.
  • Preston Hoing — 5×5 blindfolded single 19:28.00: into the top 58.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

No people competed for the first time at this competition. 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

12 competitors · 28 results · 3 events.

Everyone who competed

12 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.