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Nebraska Heartland Warmup 2023

Falls City, Nebraska · 31 March 2023 · 17 events · 95 competitors · 147 personal bests

Ryan Pilat won eleven of the 17 events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Nathan Rahn by 0.15 seconds. 95 competitors produced 147 personal bests, 49 of which still stand today, and 42 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Brendan Simoens took a Clock single of 43.15 down to 12.80, 70 percent better in one day.

Eleven wins
Ryan Pilat — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx, Square-1, 4×4 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded
0.15s
closest final — 2×2, Nathan Rahn over Walker Welch
147
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Ryan Pilat6.016.93
2×2Nathan Rahn1.792.37
4×4Ryan Pilat25.1028.21
5×5Ryan Pilat48.4555.63
6×6Ryan Pilat1:43.321:48.90
7×7Ryan Pilat2:31.942:40.65
3×3 blindfoldedRyan Pilat28.74—
3×3 Fewest MovesEvan Brown28 moves—
3×3 one-handedRyan Pilat11.9312.75
ClockChris Van Der Brink5.846.48
MegaminxRyan Pilat47.7452.14
PyraminxChris Van Der Brink2.683.15
SkewbNathan Rahn3.644.35
Square-1Ryan Pilat6.317.75
4×4 blindfoldedRyan Pilat3:18.16—
5×5 blindfoldedRyan Pilat12:04.00—
3×3 Multi-BlindWalker Welch9 of 9 cubes · 52:21—

The PB harvest

147 set · 49 still standing
  • James Marzluf — Skewb single 1.93: into the top 1.2% of the event's history.
  • Samuel Pollom — 3×3 one-handed single 13.06: into the top 4.5% of the event's history.
  • Tanner Jackson — 2×2 single 2.30: into the top 7.0% of the event's history.
  • Brendan Simoens — Skewb single 3.75: into the top 9.2% of the event's history.
  • Conner Stuart — 2×2 single 2.54: into the top 9.3% of the event's history.
  • Owen Ash — 3×3 single 10.79: into the top 9.8% of the event's history.
  • John E. Bolling — 3×3 single 11.58: into the top 12.4% of the event's history.
  • Conner Stuart — Skewb single 4.39: into the top 13.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

42 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 37,591 people who made their debut in 2023. 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

95 competitors · 747 results · 17 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. Ryan Pilat won it with a 6.93 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

95 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.