Competitions · United States

Minnesota Newcomer Saturday 2024

Eagan, Minnesota · 2 March 2024 · 5 events · 98 competitors · 78 personal bests

Carter Kucala won three of the five events (3×3, 2×2, Skewb) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Carter Kucala by 0.04 seconds. 98 competitors produced 78 personal bests, 36 of which still stand today, and 51 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Fischer Bohmbach took a 2×2 single of 17.36 down to 4.58, 74 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Carter Kucala — 3×3, 2×2, Skewb

0.04s

closest final — Skewb, Carter Kucala over Simon Kellum

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Carter Kucala	6.56	8.02
2×2	Carter Kucala	1.69	2.02
3×3 one-handed	Simon Kellum	11.34	13.00
Pyraminx	Simon Kellum	1.79	2.17
Skewb	Carter Kucala	1.83	3.41

The PB harvest

78 set · 36 still standing

Jacob Whitlock — 3×3 single 10.75: into the top 9.7% of the event's history.
Tyler Tran — 3×3 single 11.70: into the top 12.8% of the event's history.
Bruce Krube — 2×2 single 2.93: into the top 13.4% of the event's history.
Faith Moore — 2×2 single 3.05: into the top 14.8% of the event's history.
Samuel Murray — 3×3 single 12.68: into the top 16.3% of the event's history.
Ethan Jacob — 2×2 single 3.38: into the top 18.7% of the event's history.
Tyler Tran — 2×2 single 3.43: into the top 19.3% of the event's history.
Bruce Krube — Skewb single 5.17: into the top 19.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

51 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

98 competitors · 550 results · 5 events.

Everyone who competed

98 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.