Competitions · United States

Cubetcha 2018

Brooklyn Park, Minnesota · 20 October 2018 · 6 events · 95 competitors · 127 personal bests

Carter Kucala won two of the six events (2×2, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Carter Kucala by 0.17 seconds. 95 competitors produced 127 personal bests, 43 of which still stand today, and 19 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Tyler Robinson set the Skewb average continental record: 2.68.

Two wins

Carter Kucala — 2×2, 3×3 one-handed

0.17s

closest final — 2×2, Carter Kucala over Christopher Olson

127

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Christopher Olson	8.17	8.91
2×2	Carter Kucala	0.96	1.90
4×4	David Nguyen	28.15	33.03
3×3 blindfolded	Joshua Feran	1:03.22	—
3×3 one-handed	Carter Kucala	10.97	15.57
Skewb	Tyler Robinson	2.20	2.68

The PB harvest

127 set · 43 still standing

Alec Olson — 2×2 single 1.24: into the top 1.2% of the event's history.
Maren LaForte — 3×3 single 7.31: into the top 1.7% of the event's history.
David Nguyen — 4×4 single 27.96: into the top 1.8% of the event's history.
Max Lombard — 2×2 single 1.62: into the top 2.7% of the event's history.
Jedrick Remonde — 2×2 single 1.67: into the top 2.9% of the event's history.
Ben Haberman — 2×2 single 1.91: into the top 4.2% of the event's history.
Ian Southa — 2×2 single 1.99: into the top 4.7% of the event's history.
Alec Olson — Skewb single 3.19: into the top 6.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

19 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,076 people who made their debut in 2018. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

95 competitors · 477 results · 6 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. Christopher Olson won it with a 8.91 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

95 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.