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CubingUSA Western Championship 2019

Los Angeles, California · 22 June 2019 · 16 events · 229 competitors · 327 personal bests

Max Park won six of the 16 events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Tyler Howlett by 0.24 seconds. 229 competitors produced 327 personal bests, 92 of which still stand today, and 48 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Max Park set the 5×5 single world record: 36.06.

Six wins
Max Park — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, 3×3 one-handed
0.24s
closest final — Pyraminx, Tyler Howlett over Elijah Brown
327
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Max Park5.987.14
2×2Christopher Yen1.442.11
4×4Max Park20.0622.42
5×5Max Park36.0639.65
6×6Max Park1:15.701:19.70
7×7Max Park1:53.722:00.93
3×3 blindfoldedMax Hilliard20.35—
3×3 Fewest MovesMichael Young26 moves28.67
3×3 one-handedMax Park10.1811.59
MegaminxIsaac Langer44.4447.43
PyraminxTyler Howlett2.282.54
SkewbJack Flynn Stewart2.924.17
Square-1Eva Kato6.018.74
4×4 blindfoldedGraham Siggins2:07.53—
5×5 blindfoldedGraham Siggins3:32.13—
3×3 Multi-BlindGraham Siggins51 of 54 cubes · 59:33—

The PB harvest

327 set · 92 still standing
  • Scott Weston — Pyraminx single 1.84: into the top 0.89% of the event's history.
  • Angelo Cruz — 2×2 single 1.84: into the top 3.8% of the event's history.
  • Thomas Schmidt — 3×3 single 8.59: into the top 3.9% of the event's history.
  • Aaron Du — Pyraminx single 3.16: into the top 4.2% of the event's history.
  • Edward Xie — Square-1 single 9.33: into the top 5.0% of the event's history.
  • Anthony Lauro — 2×2 single 2.13: into the top 5.7% of the event's history.
  • Ethan Jan — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 26 moves: into the top 6.2% of the event's history.
  • Takuto Suga (菅拓人) — 3×3 single 9.65: into the top 6.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

48 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

229 competitors · 1600 results · 16 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. Max Park won it with a 7.14 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

229 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.