Competitions · United States

North Liberty 2019

North Liberty, Iowa · 19 October 2019 · 7 events · 92 competitors · 134 personal bests

Carter Kucala won three of the seven events (2×2, 4×4, Square-1) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Cale Schoon by 0.15 seconds. 92 competitors produced 134 personal bests, 46 of which still stand today, and 23 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Griffin Parsons took a Square-1 single of 34.06 down to 11.00, 68 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Carter Kucala — 2×2, 4×4, Square-1

0.15s

closest final — Skewb, Cale Schoon over Simon Kellum

134

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Luke Garrett	5.73	7.84
2×2	Carter Kucala	1.44	2.02
4×4	Carter Kucala	31.44	33.47
3×3 one-handed	Luke Garrett	9.96	12.16
Pyraminx	Simon Kellum	1.86	2.86
Skewb	Cale Schoon	3.03	3.26
Square-1	Carter Kucala	9.58	10.61

The PB harvest

134 set · 46 still standing

Frank Anthony Luceri — Skewb single 2.03: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
Eric Waldbillig — Skewb single 2.58: into the top 3.2% of the event's history.
Eric Waldbillig — 3×3 single 9.12: into the top 5.1% of the event's history.
Marcus Kane — 3×3 single 9.20: into the top 5.3% of the event's history.
Frank Anthony Luceri — 3×3 single 9.64: into the top 6.5% of the event's history.
Władysław Potok — Skewb single 3.42: into the top 7.2% of the event's history.
Griffin Parsons — Square-1 single 11.00: into the top 8.0% of the event's history.
Leo Graziano — 2×2 single 2.83: into the top 12.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

23 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

92 competitors · 551 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. Luke Garrett won it with a 7.84 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

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solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

92 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.