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Cubetcha 2019

New Brighton, Minnesota · 2 November 2019 · 9 events · 101 competitors · 131 personal bests

Carter Kucala won two of the nine events (4×4, Skewb) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Christopher Olson by 0.10 seconds. 101 competitors produced 131 personal bests, 58 of which still stand today, and 16 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Alex Khambounmy took a 4×4 single of 2:01.67 down to 48.92, 60 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Carter Kucala — 4×4, Skewb
0.10s
closest final — 3×3, Christopher Olson over Tyler Robinson
131
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Christopher Olson7.188.32
4×4Carter Kucala31.0533.95
5×5David Nguyen57.771:03.37
7×7Walker Welch2:39.972:49.07
3×3 Fewest MovesWalker Welch25 moves27.67
MegaminxTyler Robinson50.6454.85
SkewbCarter Kucala1.932.95
Square-1Vincent Chen8.759.96
5×5 blindfoldedJoshua Feran13:11.0013:48.00

The PB harvest

131 set · 58 still standing
  • Ian Southa — Square-1 single 5.86: into the top 0.7% of the event's history.
  • Kyle Mealey — 3×3 single 8.66: into the top 4.1% of the event's history.
  • Sarah Olson — Megaminx single 52.92: into the top 6.4% of the event's history.
  • Logan McGraw — 5×5 single 1:02.40: into the top 6.9% of the event's history.
  • Benjamin Stulken — 3×3 single 10.03: into the top 7.5% of the event's history.
  • Sam Thessen — 3×3 single 11.08: into the top 10.7% of the event's history.
  • Jake Geren — 4×4 single 38.83: into the top 10.7% of the event's history.
  • Cayden Drake — 3×3 single 12.25: into the top 14.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

16 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 27,871 people who made their debut in 2019. 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

101 competitors · 550 results · 9 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 8.32 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

101 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.