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North Star Cubing Challenge 2019

Brooklyn Park, Minnesota · 26 January 2019 · 12 events · 124 competitors · 169 personal bests

Cale Schoon won four of the twelve events (3×3 blindfolded, Skewb, 4×4 blindfolded) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Walker Welch by 0.25 seconds. 124 competitors produced 169 personal bests, 46 of which still stand today, and 25 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Riley Christopherson took a Megaminx single of 3:36.50 down to 1:06.34, 69 percent better in one day.

Four wins
Cale Schoon — 3×3 blindfolded, Skewb, 4×4 blindfolded, 3×3 with feet
0.25s
closest final — 2×2, Walker Welch over Carter Kucala
169
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3David Nguyen7.798.50
2×2Walker Welch2.092.27
4×4Carter Bitz30.7733.80
6×6Walker Welch2:03.192:07.88
3×3 blindfoldedCale Schoon36.76—
3×3 Fewest MovesWalker Welch28 moves28.33
3×3 one-handedBrody Lassner13.1013.38
MegaminxMelissa Su54.4755.29
SkewbCale Schoon2.632.93
Square-1Carter Kucala8.579.41
4×4 blindfoldedCale Schoon2:08.92—
3×3 with feetCale Schoon39.5447.91

The PB harvest

169 set · 46 still standing
  • Cale Schoon — Skewb single 1.41: into the top 0.32% of the event's history.
  • Daniel Lin — 3×3 one-handed single 11.72: into the top 2.7% of the event's history.
  • Evie Klein — 3×3 single 8.98: into the top 4.8% of the event's history.
  • Bennett Bamsey — 4×4 single 34.84: into the top 6.6% of the event's history.
  • Maren LaForte — 3×3 one-handed single 14.81: into the top 7.7% of the event's history.
  • Caden Wiss — Skewb single 3.56: into the top 8.1% of the event's history.
  • Justin Lee — Skewb single 4.12: into the top 11.7% of the event's history.
  • Cameron Jamison — 2×2 single 3.13: into the top 15.8% 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

124 competitors · 674 results · 12 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. David Nguyen won it with a 8.50 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

124 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.