Photos: Heartland Championshhips Cubing Competition

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May. 1, 2022 11:00 am

Sai Smaran (13), of Omaha, NE, competes in the 5x5 competition during the 2022 Heartland Championships at the Cedar Rapids Marriott Saturday, April 30, 2022. Competitors compete in multiple dimension cubes spanning 2x2 cubes up to 7x7 cubes. (Amir Prellberg/Freelance)

Daniel Polikanov (11), of Naperville, IL, competes in the 2022 Heartland Championship at the Cedar Rapids Marriott Saturday, April 30, 2022. (Amir Prellberg/Freelance)

The Cedar Rapids Marriott ballroom was full of competitors and participants for the 2022 Heartland Championship Saturday, April 30, 2022. (Amir Prellberg/Freelance)

Andrew Karbusicky, of Madison, WI, sits alone at the staging area practing finishing a Rubics Cube after finishing his event during the Cubing USA Championship at the Cedar Rapids Marriott Saturday, April 30, 2022. (Amir Prellberg/Freelance)

Daniel Muchnick (11), of St. Louis, MO, looks up immediate at his time after finishing his pyramid cube during the 2022 Heartland Championships at the Cedar Rapids Marriott Saturday, April 30, 2022. (Amir Prellberg/Freelance)

James O'Brien (13), of Council Bluffs, competes in the pyramid competition while filming himeslf on his GoPro during the 2022 Heartland Championships at the Cedar Rapids Marriott Saturday, April 30, 2022. (Amir Prellberg/Freelance)

David Jiang (left), of Madison, WI, and Thomas Reinke, of Madison, WI, compete in the 2022 Heartland Championship at the Cedar Rapids Marriott Saturday, April 30, 2022. (Amir Prellberg/Freelance)

Staci Okine, of Columbus, OH, takes photos of her son, Gabriel, while he competes in the pyrmaid competition during the 2022 Heartland Championships at the Cedar Rapids Marriott Saturday, April 30, 2022. (Amir Prellberg/Freelance)

An assortment of finished Rubics Cubes sit finished on a table during the 2022 Heartland Championships at the Cedar Rapids Marriott Saturday, April 30, 2022. (Amir Prellberg/Freelance)

Vishwa Sankar (15), of Alpharetta, GA, competes in the 2022 Heartland Championships at the Cedar Rapids Marriott Saturday, April 30, 2022. (Amir Prellberg/Freelance)