Rubik’s Crowns a New CubingUSA Nationals Champion

This month, Rubik’s Brand Ltd. presented the CubingUSA Nationals Event. Held Aug. 1-4, in Baltimore, the competition featured hundreds of global speedcubers — masters of the Rubik’s Cube —all vying for the coveted title of the fastest speed Cuber.

For 2019, Rubik’s Brand crowned Patrick Ponce as the new CubingUSA National Champion. Ponce secured his first place win by solving his Cube in an average time of just 7.05 seconds. Second place went to to Lucas Etter with a 7.13 second average, while Max Park placed third with an average time of 7.36 seconds.

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Rubik’s Brand presented qualifier tickets to four talented competitors (pictured top) who placed first at the CubingUSA Nationals. The fastest 3×3 Cubers Patrick Ponce and Eva Kato, fastest blindfolded average time Max Hillard, and fastest one-handed competitor Max Park, all received a travel package to compete in the Red Bull Rubik’s Cube World Cup, taking place Nov. 17, in Moscow, Russia.

Additionally, Rubik’s Brand and professional Speedcuber Anthony Brooks provided entertainment for children and families at the Port Discovery Children’s Museum in Baltimore as he created a 1,000 Rubik’s Cube mosaic.

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James Zahn

James Zahn, AKA The Rock Father, is Editor-in-Chief of The Toy Book, a Senior Editor at The Toy Insider and The Pop Insider, and Editor of The Toy Report, The Toy Book‘s weekly industry newsletter. As a pop culture and toy industry expert, Zahn has appeared as a panelist and guest at events including Comic-Con International: San Diego (SDCC) Wizard World Chicago, and the ASTRA Marketplace & Academy. Zahn has more than 30 years of experience in the entertainment, retail, and publishing industries, and is frequently called upon to offer expert commentary for publications such as Forbes, Marketwatch, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, USA Today, Reuters, the Washington Post, and more. James has appeared on History Channel’s Modern Marvels, was interviewed by Larry King and Anderson Cooper, and has been seen on Yahoo! Finance, CNN, CNBC, FOX Business, NBC, ABC, CBS, WGN, The CW, and more. Zahn joined the Adventure Media & Events family in 2016, initially serving as a member of the Parent Advisory Board after penning articles for the Netflix Stream Team, Fandango Family, PBS KIDS, Sprout Parents (now Universal Kids), PopSugar, and Chicago Parent. He eventually joined the company full time as a Senior Editor and moved up the ranks to Deputy Editor and Editor-in-Chief.