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Minnesota Qualifier 2019

Apple Valley, Minnesota · 22 June 2019 · 11 events · 120 competitors · 219 personal bests

Carter Kucala won two of the eleven events (2×2, 3×3 with feet) and the closest final was the Square-1, won by Ian Southa by 0.16 seconds. 120 competitors produced 219 personal bests, 93 of which still stand today, and 25 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

David Kristopher Gensmer took a 2×2 single of 19.04 down to 5.77, 70 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Carter Kucala — 2×2, 3×3 with feet
0.16s
closest final — Square-1, Ian Southa over Ishaan Lal
219
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Ishaan Lal8.578.80
2×2Carter Kucala1.141.55
4×4Logan McGraw32.4734.64
6×6Walker Welch1:48.281:52.87
7×7Walker Welch2:36.052:37.30
3×3 one-handedJustin Mallari11.4712.71
ClockJoshua Feran5.395.93
PyraminxSimon Kellum2.163.25
SkewbSimon Kellum2.223.01
Square-1Ian Southa9.2410.65
3×3 with feetCarter Kucala40.0444.60

The PB harvest

219 set · 93 still standing
  • Eric Waldbillig — Pyraminx single 2.31: into the top 1.7% of the event's history.
  • Charles Koebele — 2×2 single 1.66: into the top 2.9% of the event's history.
  • Eric Waldbillig — 2×2 single 1.74: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.
  • Samuel Remus — 3×3 single 8.64: into the top 4.0% of the event's history.
  • Jacob Campbell — Pyraminx single 3.45: into the top 5.3% of the event's history.
  • Seth Fregien — Pyraminx single 3.46: into the top 5.3% of the event's history.
  • Clayton Solberg — Skewb single 3.27: into the top 6.4% of the event's history.
  • Hayden Dempsey — Pyraminx single 3.87: into the top 7.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

25 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

120 competitors · 801 results · 11 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. Ishaan Lal won it with a 8.80 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

120 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.