Competitions · United States
Side Events Minnesota 2023
New Brighton, Minnesota · 2 December 2023 · 7 events · 68 competitors · 73 personal bests
Brian Johnson won two of the seven events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Nathan Rahn by 0.24 seconds. 68 competitors produced 73 personal bests, 14 of which still stand today, and seven people held a competitor card for the first time.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Brian Johnson | 4.74 | 6.91 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Brian Johnson | 9.91 | 12.34 |
| Clock | Nathan Rahn | 4.70 | 5.10 |
| Megaminx | Tyler Robinson | 39.00 | 45.16 |
| Pyraminx | Simon Kellum | 1.62 | 1.95 |
| Skewb | Carter Kucala | 1.71 | 2.58 |
| Square-1 | Joseph Ong | 7.20 | 8.63 |
The PB harvest
73 set · 14 still standing- Riley Christopherson — 3×3 single 9.07: into the top 5.0% of the event's history.
- Ben Tibbetts — 3×3 one-handed single 13.96: into the top 6.0% of the event's history.
- Riley Christopherson — Megaminx single 59.92: into the top 10.0% of the event's history.
- Tyler Youlden — Megaminx single 1:21.97: into the top 23.1% of the event's history.
- Shain Papalotl Longbehn — Megaminx single 1:22.81: into the top 23.6% of the event's history.
- John Vaughan — Pyraminx single 6.76: into the top 25.9% of the event's history.
- Riley Christopherson — 3×3 one-handed single 24.19: into the top 32.0% of the event's history.
- Andrew Hackenmueller — Skewb single 7.13: into the top 34.7% of the event's history.
First-timers
Seven 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
1 regional record was set at this competition.
The field
68 competitors · 446 results · 7 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 6.91 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
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R' D2 R' F U' D F2 U D2 L2 B2 R B2 U2 L2 U2 D2 F - 2
D2 F U B D2 R B R D B D' F2 L2 F2 L' U2 B2 L - 3
R F2 R2 F2 R2 D2 F U2 L2 F' L' D' R' D U B' F2 L U - 4
U' B' R F' B2 U' F' R2 U F2 D' L2 D L2 F2 U B' L' U - 5
D' B2 D B2 R2 D' B2 U2 B2 R2 F' D' F2 R B' L F D B' F'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
68 competitors- Alex Hornbaker
- Andrew Hackenmueller
- Andrew Tyberg
- Andy Wong
- Anh Quynh Nguyen
- Austin Miller
- Avery Wartner
- Ben Tibbetts
- Benjamin Franklin
- Bennett Rule
- Boyd Mayfield
- Brian Johnson
- Camden Swenson
- Carl Overbye
- Carson Downs
- Carter Kucala
- Chris Van Der Brink
- Clifford Larson
- Doyle Cline
- Eli Sanderson
- Ethan Anderson
- Faith Moore
- Grey Sener
- Hannah Phillips
- Isaac Wyss
- Isaiah Darling
- Ivan ThanhDanh Duong
- Jacob Lovel
- James A. Faul
- James Helland
- Jedrick Remonde
- John Vaughan
- Jonathan Lawhead
- Joseph Ong
- Joseph Palmateer
- Joseph Vanderhoff
- Kevin Zhu
- Kian Cline
- Kya White
- Landon Imig
- Liam Sheldon
- Lochlan Sparks Haj
- Lydia Christenson
- Maggie Piel
- Matvii Pais
- Max Molitor
- Nathan Phillips
- Nathan Rahn
- Niko Gunderson
- Nolan Kothe
- Oliver Phillips
- Oliver Zapata
- Rick Russie
- Ricky Martin
- Riley Christopherson
- Ryan Michael Sisneros
- Sawyer Kostecki
- Shain Papalotl Longbehn
- Simon Kellum
- Sparsh Wasake
- Trent Cline
- Tyler Nielsen
- Tyler Robinson
- Tyler Russie
- Tyler Youlden
- Volodymyr Kapustianskyi
- Walter Everett Nelson
- William Daniels
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.