Competitions · United States

North Star Cubing Challenge 2024

Eagan, Minnesota · 20 January 2024 · 9 events · 110 competitors · 219 personal bests

Brian Johnson won four of the nine events (3×3, 2×2, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Brian Johnson by 0.08 seconds. 110 competitors produced 219 personal bests, 86 of which still stand today, and ten people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Alvin Tri Nguyen took a Skewb single of 17.64 down to 4.89, 72 percent better in one day.

Four wins

Brian Johnson — 3×3, 2×2, 3×3 one-handed, Pyraminx

0.08s

closest final — Pyraminx, Brian Johnson over Carter Kucala

219

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Brian Johnson	5.95	6.49
2×2	Brian Johnson	1.51	1.61
4×4	Kaius Young	25.95	29.65
5×5	Nathan Phillips	49.82	52.69
3×3 blindfolded	Andy Wong	22.27	—
3×3 one-handed	Brian Johnson	9.89	10.99
Clock	Nathan Rahn	3.94	4.90
Pyraminx	Brian Johnson	2.17	2.74
Skewb	Carter Kucala	1.47	1.82

The PB harvest

219 set · 86 still standing

Joseph Ong — 2×2 single 0.84: into the top 0.28% of the event's history.
Kaius Young — Clock single 3.09: into the top 0.86% of the event's history.
Carl Overbye — 2×2 single 1.19: into the top 1.0% of the event's history.
Tyler Robinson — 2×2 single 1.22: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
Joseph Rozelle — 3×3 single 6.81: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
Tyler Russie — 2×2 single 1.49: into the top 2.1% of the event's history.
Jacob Lovel — 2×2 single 1.53: into the top 2.3% of the event's history.
Jace Jungers — 2×2 single 1.60: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

Ten 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

110 competitors · 1132 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. Brian Johnson won it with a 6.49 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

110 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.