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Cubetcha 2013

Minneapolis, Minnesota · 5 October 2013 · 8 events · 66 competitors · 80 personal bests

John Brechon won five of the eight events (4×4, 5×5, 7×7) and the closest final was the 4×4, won by John Brechon by 0.38 seconds. 66 competitors produced 80 personal bests, 40 of which still stand today, and 15 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Christopher Olson set the 2×2 average world record: 1.71.

Five wins
John Brechon — 4×4, 5×5, 7×7, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 one-handed
0.38s
closest final — 4×4, John Brechon over Waris Ali
80
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Waris Ali8.9110.43
2×2Christopher Olson1.722.33
4×4John Brechon42.1647.57
5×5John Brechon1:10.811:20.47
7×7John Brechon3:41.223:45.36
3×3 blindfoldedJohn Brechon2:09.90
3×3 one-handedJohn Brechon15.4718.19
Square-1AJ Blair19.0320.75

The PB harvest

80 set · 40 still standing
  • John Brechon — 2×2 single 1.06: into the top 0.68% of the event's history.
  • Jared Benson — 3×3 single 9.13: into the top 5.2% of the event's history.
  • AJ Blair — 3×3 one-handed single 15.13: into the top 8.4% of the event's history.
  • Matthew Seymour — 2×2 single 2.53: into the top 9.2% of the event's history.
  • Daniel Kottenstette — 2×2 single 2.58: into the top 9.7% of the event's history.
  • Matthew Seymour — 3×3 single 11.68: into the top 12.8% of the event's history.
  • Shaden Smith — 3×3 single 12.27: into the top 14.8% of the event's history.
  • Brennan Arnold — 3×3 single 12.71: into the top 16.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

15 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 6,160 people who made their debut in 2013. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

66 competitors · 299 results · 8 events.

Everyone who competed

66 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.