Competitions · United States
NxN Minnesota 2023
New Brighton, Minnesota · 9 December 2023 · 6 events · 51 competitors · 59 personal bests
Ethan Cho won two of the six events (5×5, 7×7) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Brody Rhoades by 0.39 seconds. 51 competitors produced 59 personal bests, 22 of which still stand today, and ten people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Cayce Damschen took a 3×3 single of 23.55 down to 13.01, 45 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Brody Rhoades | 6.97 | 7.95 |
| 2×2 | Walker Welch | 1.65 | 2.49 |
| 4×4 | Kaius Young | 26.13 | 28.76 |
| 5×5 | Ethan Cho | 49.32 | 52.86 |
| 6×6 | Tyler Johnson | 1:31.58 | 1:42.35 |
| 7×7 | Ethan Cho | 2:25.58 | 2:29.87 |
The PB harvest
59 set · 22 still standing- Ethan Cho — 4×4 single 26.30: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
- Ben Christman — 3×3 single 9.13: into the top 5.2% of the event's history.
- Aaron Vork — 2×2 single 2.37: into the top 7.7% of the event's history.
- Keegan Moore-Kistner — 3×3 single 10.25: into the top 8.2% of the event's history.
- Justin L. Vork — 3×3 single 10.38: into the top 8.6% of the event's history.
- Ben Christman — 2×2 single 2.79: into the top 11.9% of the event's history.
- Jagger Thomas Klecatsky — 4×4 single 40.96: into the top 13.2% of the event's history.
- Ben Christman — 4×4 single 41.78: into the top 14.2% of the event's history.
First-timers
Ten people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 37,591 people who made their debut in 2023. 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
51 competitors · 308 results · 6 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. Brody Rhoades won it with a 7.95 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
D' U' B2 D R2 B2 L' B' D' B2 F' U' R2 D' R' D' F' D2 - 2
U L2 U2 D2 B' D B U2 L2 U2 D2 B2 R2 L' B' R U2 F' - 3
R L2 U B2 F2 U' R2 B2 L D F R2 U F2 D2 F2 L D' - 4
D2 R U L2 B2 R' F2 D2 R F' L D R2 U2 L2 B2 U' - 5
B2 L R2 B2 D2 U2 L U R2 F2 L B' D2 R' F D' U2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
51 competitors- Aaron Vork
- Alvin Tri Nguyen
- Anders Peterson
- Andrew Knowles
- Aravone Inthirath
- Arjun Desai
- Ben Christman
- Ben Lee
- Benjamin Isaac
- Brody Meschke
- Brody Rhoades
- Cameron Metzler
- Cayce Damschen
- Daniel Mcelfresh
- Dusty Durfee
- Easton Duditch
- Ethan Cho
- Evan Smith
- Ezekiel Jennings
- Ezoza Ziyodullaeva
- Faiz Wareh
- Graham DeCamillis
- Isaac Dukinfield
- Jacob Whitlock
- Jagger Thomas Klecatsky
- James Ekins
- Jared Sikes
- Justin L. Vork
- Kaius Young
- Kaleb Nguyen
- Keegan Moore-Kistner
- Kristin Knowles
- Kyle Tierney
- Logan Carlson
- Luke Baker
- Max Lombard
- Michael Danis
- Mitch Wentink
- Nicolai Leff
- Olivia Doyle
- Paul Hendrickson
- Pierce Daugherty
- Samuel Hansen
- Timothy Rurup
- Tyler Johnson
- Vinnie Keimig
- Walker Welch
- Wesley A. Johnson
- Wyatt Durfee
- Zackary Andrew Candy
- Zamiriddin Ziyodullaev
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.