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Cubetcha A 2021

Brooklyn Park, Minnesota · 4 December 2021 · 6 events · 64 competitors · 76 personal bests

Brian Johnson won two of the six events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Carter Kucala by 0.95 seconds. 64 competitors produced 76 personal bests, 17 of which still stand today, and 19 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Carter Kucala set the Skewb average world record: 1.86.

Two wins
Brian Johnson — 3×3, 3×3 one-handed
0.95s
closest final — Skewb, Carter Kucala over Simon Kellum
76
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Brian Johnson6.516.98
5×5Carter Bitz51.1053.97
3×3 one-handedBrian Johnson10.8011.61
ClockKaius Young4.615.16
PyraminxSimon Kellum1.902.17
SkewbCarter Kucala1.372.24

The PB harvest

76 set · 17 still standing
  • James Quinn — Skewb single 2.49: into the top 2.8% of the event's history.
  • Isak Danke — Skewb single 3.38: into the top 7.0% of the event's history.
  • Noah Ackert — 3×3 single 10.46: into the top 8.8% of the event's history.
  • Wes Palmer — Pyraminx single 4.78: into the top 11.9% of the event's history.
  • Sagar Sant — Pyraminx single 5.01: into the top 13.2% of the event's history.
  • Erin Foltz — Pyraminx single 5.53: into the top 16.6% of the event's history.
  • Adam Dums — Clock single 9.31: into the top 21.6% of the event's history.
  • Anant Kulkarni — Skewb single 6.11: into the top 26.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

19 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

64 competitors · 372 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. Brian Johnson won it with a 6.98 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

64 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.