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Competitions · United States

Sioux Falls Winter 2019

Sioux Falls, South Dakota · 9 February 2019 · 8 events · 67 competitors · 73 personal bests

Carter Kucala won three of the eight events (3×3, Skewb, Square-1) and the closest final was the 5×5, won by Walker Welch by 0.09 seconds. 67 competitors produced 73 personal bests, 23 of which still stand today, and 24 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Ethan Norris took a 2×2 single of 15.76 down to 7.03, 55 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Carter Kucala — 3×3, Skewb, Square-1
0.09s
closest final — 5×5, Walker Welch over Carter Bitz
73
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Carter Kucala7.429.47
2×2Walker Welch2.082.24
4×4Carter Bitz31.2033.22
5×5Walker Welch1:05.371:07.54
7×7Walker Welch2:43.732:46.51
PyraminxChris Van Der Brink3.474.24
SkewbCarter Kucala2.533.46
Square-1Carter Kucala11.3613.97

The PB harvest

73 set · 23 still standing
  • Bennett Bamsey — 3×3 single 6.78: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
  • Cole Peterson — 3×3 single 11.63: into the top 12.6% of the event's history.
  • Cole Peterson — 2×2 single 3.08: into the top 15.2% of the event's history.
  • Mikayla Lauritsen — Skewb single 4.71: into the top 16.0% of the event's history.
  • Alex Enciso — 3×3 single 13.66: into the top 19.8% of the event's history.
  • Kaitlin Nardiello — 3×3 single 14.28: into the top 21.9% of the event's history.
  • Cole Peterson — 4×4 single 58.25: into the top 34.6% of the event's history.
  • Kaleb DeBey — 3×3 single 18.50: into the top 35.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

24 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

67 competitors · 383 results · 8 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 9.47 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

67 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.