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Minnesota Warm Up 2024

Bloomington, Minnesota · 13 July 2024 · 13 events · 140 competitors · 167 personal bests

Max Siauw won five of the 13 events (3×3, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Ivan ThanhDanh Duong by 0.07 seconds. 140 competitors produced 167 personal bests, 70 of which still stand today, and 34 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Ian Nielson took a 2×2 single of 15.12 down to 4.00, 74 percent better in one day.

Five wins
Max Siauw — 3×3, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, Square-1
0.07s
closest final — Clock, Ivan ThanhDanh Duong over Joseph Ong
167
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Max Siauw4.486.05
2×2Brian Johnson1.421.61
4×4Carter Bitz26.2727.78
5×5Max Siauw42.7847.99
6×6Max Siauw1:25.571:30.52
7×7Max Siauw2:13.212:15.70
3×3 blindfoldedTommy Cherry18.04—
3×3 one-handedCarter Kucala10.4911.23
ClockIvan ThanhDanh Duong3.504.12
MegaminxDylan Miller34.9937.78
PyraminxSimon Kellum1.452.23
SkewbSimon Kellum1.391.87
Square-1Max Siauw4.585.44

The PB harvest

167 set · 70 still standing
  • Carter Bitz — Pyraminx single 2.56: into the top 2.3% of the event's history.
  • Jonah Boisclair — 2×2 single 1.56: into the top 2.4% of the event's history.
  • Brody Meschke — Square-1 single 8.61: into the top 3.9% of the event's history.
  • Johnathan Satter — Skewb single 3.31: into the top 6.6% of the event's history.
  • Silas Leary — 3×3 single 9.73: into the top 6.7% of the event's history.
  • Kristin Knowles — Skewb single 3.57: into the top 8.2% of the event's history.
  • Alvin Tri Nguyen — Skewb single 3.96: into the top 10.6% of the event's history.
  • Philippos Karypis — Pyraminx single 4.88: into the top 12.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

34 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

140 competitors · 1126 results · 13 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. Max Siauw won it with a 6.05 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

140 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.