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Minnesota Cube Days 2020

Apple Valley, Minnesota · 7 March 2020 · 9 events · 107 competitors · 156 personal bests

Carter Kucala won five of the nine events (2×2, 4×4, 3×3 blindfolded) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Carter Kucala by 0.19 seconds. 107 competitors produced 156 personal bests, 78 of which still stand today, and 30 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Carter Kucala set the Skewb average continental record: 2.38.

Five wins
Carter Kucala — 2×2, 4×4, 3×3 blindfolded, Skewb, Square-1
0.19s
closest final — Skewb, Carter Kucala over Simon Kellum
156
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Kennan LeJeune6.507.99
2×2Carter Kucala1.562.04
4×4Carter Kucala31.5033.32
7×7Walker Welch2:34.382:45.76
3×3 blindfoldedCarter Kucala30.10—
ClockWalker Welch5.647.16
PyraminxSimon Kellum2.102.69
SkewbCarter Kucala2.152.38
Square-1Carter Kucala7.8310.43

The PB harvest

156 set · 78 still standing
  • John Hornacek — Pyraminx single 1.33: into the top 0.24% of the event's history.
  • Adam Dums — Pyraminx single 2.45: into the top 2.1% of the event's history.
  • Jair Sosa — Pyraminx single 2.73: into the top 2.8% of the event's history.
  • Owen Hjerpe — Pyraminx single 3.18: into the top 4.3% of the event's history.
  • Owen Hjerpe — Skewb single 2.95: into the top 4.8% of the event's history.
  • David Mortenson — Skewb single 3.05: into the top 5.2% of the event's history.
  • Matthew Nguyen — 3×3 single 9.22: into the top 5.4% of the event's history.
  • Colin Phan — Pyraminx single 3.50: into the top 5.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

30 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 4,608 people who made their debut in 2020. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

107 competitors · 722 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. Kennan LeJeune won it with a 7.99 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

107 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.