Competitions · United States

North Star Cubing Challenge MN 2025

Eagan, Minnesota · 11 January 2025 · 11 events · 94 competitors · 149 personal bests

Carter Kucala won four of the eleven events (2×2, Skewb, 4×4 blindfolded) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Nathan Rahn by 0.03 seconds. 94 competitors produced 149 personal bests, 59 of which still stand today, and eleven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Bridger Graf took a Skewb single of 14.03 down to 5.56, 60 percent better in one day.

Four wins

Carter Kucala — 2×2, Skewb, 4×4 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind

0.03s

closest final — 3×3, Nathan Rahn over Kaius Young

149

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Nathan Rahn	7.03	8.15
2×2	Carter Kucala	1.40	1.70
4×4	Kaius Young	23.80	27.15
5×5	Nathan Phillips	47.99	50.64
3×3 blindfolded	Andy Wong	22.87	—
Clock	Tyler Johnson	3.58	4.05
Megaminx	Tyler Robinson	34.93	37.42
Skewb	Carter Kucala	1.66	2.21
Square-1	Joseph Ong	7.18	7.89
4×4 blindfolded	Carter Kucala	2:38.10	—
3×3 Multi-Blind	Carter Kucala	32 of 33 cubes · 59:01	—

The PB harvest

149 set · 59 still standing

Tyler Johnson — 4×4 single 26.33: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
Kyle Tierney — 3×3 single 7.02: into the top 1.3% of the event's history.
Joza Tlusty — 2×2 single 1.92: into the top 4.2% of the event's history.
Bret Collins — 2×2 single 1.96: into the top 4.5% of the event's history.
Caleb Levitt — Skewb single 3.00: into the top 5.0% of the event's history.
Carson Downs — Skewb single 3.09: into the top 5.4% of the event's history.
Tucker Hanson — 3×3 single 9.84: into the top 7.0% of the event's history.
Lucas Yu — 2×2 single 2.62: into the top 10.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

Eleven people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 28,483 people who made their debut in 2025. 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

94 competitors · 784 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. Nathan Rahn won it with a 8.15 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

94 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.