Competitions · United States
West Branch 2019
West Branch, Iowa · 10 February 2019 · 6 events · 55 competitors · 95 personal bests
Simon Kellum won two of the six events (2×2, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Simon Kellum by 0.16 seconds. 55 competitors produced 95 personal bests, 27 of which still stand today, and six people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Parker Sherman took a Skewb single of 9.35 down to 3.11, 67 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Luke Garrett | 6.04 | 7.67 |
| 2×2 | Simon Kellum | 1.43 | 2.97 |
| 4×4 | Joshua Feran | 36.30 | 40.18 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Brody Lassner | 11.69 | 13.23 |
| Pyraminx | Simon Kellum | 2.14 | 3.55 |
| Skewb | Cale Schoon | 2.88 | 3.26 |
The PB harvest
95 set · 27 still standing- Parker Sherman — Skewb single 3.11: into the top 5.5% of the event's history.
- Tyler Sickerson — 2×2 single 2.28: into the top 6.9% of the event's history.
- Jake Buckley — 2×2 single 2.58: into the top 9.7% of the event's history.
- Caleb Shane O'Leary — 3×3 single 11.01: into the top 10.5% of the event's history.
- Peyton Lehman — 2×2 single 2.66: into the top 10.5% of the event's history.
- Elias Rabe — Skewb single 4.33: into the top 13.2% of the event's history.
- Peyton Johnson — 3×3 single 13.11: into the top 17.8% of the event's history.
- Evan Martin — 3×3 single 13.71: into the top 20.0% of the event's history.
First-timers
Six 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
55 competitors · 362 results · 6 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 7.67 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
F' L2 B2 D2 F2 U2 L' B2 U L' B' U2 L2 F' D' R' D' - 2
D R2 B2 L2 D2 L2 D' U R2 B' U' F' U' B D L D L' B2 - 3
R' F2 B' D2 R U B2 D' F L' F R2 U2 B2 R U2 L' F2 R' - 4
R U2 L' D2 U2 R D2 R B2 U2 R B R' U2 L2 U R U' F - 5
D F2 D R2 D R2 B2 D' L2 B' U R' U2 L2 D' U' F U' R
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
55 competitors- Adam Holmes
- Alex Matysik
- Austin Kroneman
- Ayden Paulsen
- Benjamin E. Hutchinson
- Brady Eike
- Brandon Mikel
- Brody Lassner
- Brody Schoon
- Cale Schoon
- Caleb Shane O'Leary
- Cecilia De La Vega
- Chaeli Baker
- Cooper Swailes
- Derrek Campbell
- Elias Rabe
- Erik Vazquez
- Evan Martin
- Ezra Lauritzson
- Fulton Moyer
- Garrett James Loftis
- George Seals
- Hewitt Moyer
- Ian Michael Matos
- Isaac Twedt-Ball
- Jack Morris
- Jake Buckley
- Josh Crook
- Joshua Beck
- Joshua Feran
- Keith Friestad
- Liam Baldwin
- Luke Garrett
- Mathias Lauritzson
- Max Walaszek
- Nate McCarthy
- Noah King
- Noah Schauff
- Owen DeVore
- Parker Sherman
- Peyton Johnson
- Peyton Lehman
- Phisher Winn
- Reagan Stock
- Reese Koch
- Sebastian Carrillo
- Simon Kellum
- Trevor Schepanski
- Tristan Reidel
- Troy Lehman
- Tyler Schepanski
- Tyler Sickerson
- Will Cerne
- Zach Metzler
- Zachary Garber
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.