Competitions · United States

Cubing on Lake Superior 2024

Duluth, Minnesota · 22 September 2024 · 7 events · 63 competitors · 68 personal bests

Carter Kucala won three of the seven events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed, Skewb) and the closest final was the 5×5, won by Nathan Phillips by 0.05 seconds. 63 competitors produced 68 personal bests, 23 of which still stand today, and ten people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Lucas Hernandez took a 3×3 one-handed single of 1:23.29 down to 27.98, 66 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Carter Kucala — 3×3, 3×3 one-handed, Skewb

0.05s

closest final — 5×5, Nathan Phillips over Kaius Young

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Carter Kucala	6.37	7.72
4×4	Kaius Young	28.14	29.12
5×5	Nathan Phillips	46.70	52.98
3×3 blindfolded	Kaius Young	1:03.95	1:14.40
3×3 one-handed	Carter Kucala	8.47	12.49
Megaminx	Tyler Robinson	39.38	42.67
Skewb	Carter Kucala	1.52	2.17

The PB harvest

68 set · 23 still standing

Jeremy Balec — 3×3 single 7.68: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
Wyatt Durfee — 3×3 single 9.54: into the top 6.2% of the event's history.
Alex Berge — Skewb single 4.04: into the top 11.2% of the event's history.
Shain Papalotl Longbehn — 5×5 single 1:10.90: into the top 12.2% of the event's history.
Dusty Durfee — 3×3 single 11.87: into the top 13.5% of the event's history.
Philippos Karypis — 4×4 single 43.78: into the top 16.8% of the event's history.
Harrison Toppings — Skewb single 4.94: into the top 17.7% of the event's history.
Bennett Rule — 3×3 one-handed single 19.87: into the top 20.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

Ten people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 32,954 people who made their debut in 2024. 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

63 competitors · 428 results · 7 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 7.72 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

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solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

63 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.