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North Star Cubing Challenge MN 2026

Eagan, Minnesota · 31 January 2026 · 10 events · 93 competitors · 124 personal bests

Nathan Phillips won three of the ten events (3×3, 5×5, 7×7) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Carl Overbye by 0.11 seconds. 93 competitors produced 124 personal bests, 88 of which still stand today, and eleven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Peter Fielder took a Square-1 single of 1:23.05 down to 28.60, 66 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Nathan Phillips — 3×3, 5×5, 7×7
0.11s
closest final — Pyraminx, Carl Overbye over Carter Kucala
124
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Nathan Phillips6.247.11
4×4Kaius Young23.6625.76
5×5Nathan Phillips46.2848.49
7×7Nathan Phillips2:05.662:11.74
3×3 Fewest MovesCarter Kucala20 moves21.33
ClockIvan ThanhDanh Duong2.182.57
PyraminxCarl Overbye1.532.84
Square-1Nathan Rahn7.978.44
4×4 blindfoldedAndy Wong5:00.21—
5×5 blindfoldedCarter Kucala8:43.65—

The PB harvest

124 set · 88 still standing
  • Carl Overbye — Pyraminx single 1.04: into the top 0.05% of the event's history.
  • Ivan ThanhDanh Duong — Clock single 2.18: into the top 0.1% of the event's history.
  • Liam Paul Mader — 3×3 single 7.34: into the top 1.8% of the event's history.
  • Gabe Erickson — Pyraminx single 2.37: into the top 1.9% of the event's history.
  • Arie Lommen — Pyraminx single 2.54: into the top 2.3% of the event's history.
  • Jonah Sandstrom — 3×3 single 8.36: into the top 3.4% of the event's history.
  • Joza Tlusty — Pyraminx single 3.13: into the top 4.1% of the event's history.
  • Fisher White — Pyraminx single 3.30: into the top 4.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

Eleven people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 18,546 people who made their debut in 2026. 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

93 competitors · 566 results · 10 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 Phillips won it with a 7.11 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

93 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.