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Copper Country Cubing Summer 2021

Houghton, Michigan · 24 July 2021 · 8 events · 36 competitors · 36 personal bests

Carter Kucala won three of the eight events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Carter Kucala by 0.13 seconds. 36 competitors produced 36 personal bests, 7 of which still stand today, and twelve people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Ellis Zinn took a 2×2 single of 11.44 down to 3.82, 67 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Carter Kucala — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4
0.13s
closest final — 3×3, Carter Kucala over Brody Lassner
36
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Carter Kucala6.397.94
2×2Carter Kucala0.941.66
4×4Carter Kucala32.2234.92
6×6Peter Weyers1:58.842:01.66
3×3 blindfoldedWill Cerne42.44
3×3 Fewest MovesWalker Welch23 moves
3×3 one-handedBrody Lassner10.6413.21
3×3 Multi-BlindWill Cerne22 of 30 cubes · 55:35

The PB harvest

36 set · 7 still standing
  • Jayden Mitchell — 2×2 single 1.80: into the top 3.6% of the event's history.
  • Ellis Zinn — 2×2 single 3.82: into the top 24.2% of the event's history.
  • Ellis Zinn — 3×3 single 21.80: into the top 44.9% of the event's history.
  • Arobindo Ghosh — 3×3 single 25.66: into the top 54.0% of the event's history.
  • Cohen Erickson — 3×3 single 28.58: into the top 60.0% of the event's history.
  • Meghan Hemmer — 3×3 blindfolded single 4:22.34: into the top 73.0% of the event's history.
  • Benjamin Michael Hemmer — 2×2 single 14.68: into the top 90.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

Twelve people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 4,438 people who made their debut in 2021. 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

36 competitors · 265 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 7.94 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

36 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.