Competitions · United States
Sioux Fall 2019
Sioux Falls, South Dakota · 28 September 2019 · 10 events · 57 competitors · 106 personal bests
Carter Kucala won four of the ten events (3×3, 2×2, 5×5) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Carter Kucala by 0.29 seconds. 57 competitors produced 106 personal bests, 37 of which still stand today, and nine people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Tristan Hastings took a Square-1 single of 1:22.56 down to 32.86, 60 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Carter Kucala | 6.98 | 7.97 |
| 2×2 | Carter Kucala | 1.55 | 2.35 |
| 4×4 | Carter Bitz | 31.67 | 34.14 |
| 5×5 | Carter Kucala | 56.06 | 1:04.27 |
| 6×6 | Walker Welch | 1:57.81 | 2:05.14 |
| 7×7 | Walker Welch | 2:44.74 | 2:49.61 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Walker Welch | 1:06.50 | 1:41.27 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | Walker Welch | 23 moves | 26.00 |
| Skewb | Carter Kucala | 1.63 | 3.23 |
| Square-1 | Ian Southa | 7.92 | 10.38 |
The PB harvest
106 set · 37 still standing- Christopher Olson — 4×4 single 28.76: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
- Joshua Feran — 5×5 single 56.96: into the top 4.1% of the event's history.
- Ross Ritter — Skewb single 3.71: into the top 9.0% of the event's history.
- Jack A. Kern — Square-1 single 12.42: into the top 10.7% of the event's history.
- Sarah Olson — 4×4 single 40.12: into the top 12.3% of the event's history.
- Jack A. Kern — Skewb single 4.38: into the top 13.6% of the event's history.
- Ross Ritter — 3×3 single 11.91: into the top 13.6% of the event's history.
- Asher Fjestad — 3×3 single 13.17: into the top 18.0% of the event's history.
First-timers
Nine 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
57 competitors · 521 results · 10 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 7.97 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
F2 R2 B2 R' B2 U2 R2 U2 L' F' D' U2 L2 B2 F' D' F' L' B' - 2
L' B' R D2 R U2 R2 F B2 U R D2 F' U2 L2 U2 D2 B - 3
B' L2 D2 B' D2 B' F2 D2 R2 B' U' L' R' F L2 U' L2 D' B L' - 4
L' U2 L' F2 R' D2 R' U L D R' B' U' F2 D' F D L2 - 5
L2 U R2 F2 R2 U L2 B' F' R F' D' L2 F' U2 R' D L2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
57 competitors- Alex Enciso
- Andrew Tyberg
- Asher Fjestad
- Braik Hurm
- Brody Meschke
- Caleb Eigenberg
- Carter Bitz
- Carter Griffith
- Carter Kucala
- Carter Muller
- Chaeli Baker
- Chris Beck
- Chris Van Der Brink
- Christian Fletcher
- Christopher Olson
- Edwin Yazbec
- Elizabeth Cutting
- Ethan Millner
- Gavin Toop
- Gideon Francis
- Grayson Lewis
- Ian Southa
- Isaac Peterson
- Jack A. Kern
- Jacob Nokes
- Jared Huffman
- Jayden Bartlett
- Jedrick Remonde
- Jensen Birdwell
- Joseph Ong
- Joshua Eigenberg
- Joshua Feran
- Kaleb DeBey
- Levi Francis
- Levi Peterson
- Lisa Kucala
- Marcus Kane
- Max Niblett
- Maxwell Henry Matherly
- Michael Conard
- Michael Mullin
- Mike Bitz
- Nathan Elverud
- Ross Ritter
- Ryan Schock
- Samuel Hansen
- Sarah Olson
- Simon Beck
- Tommy Kern
- Tristan Hastings
- Tyler Bitz
- Tyler Robinson
- Walker Welch
- Will Ewing
- Will Harmelink
- Yusuf Ragab
- Zachary Francis
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.