Competitions · United States

Sturgeon Bay Big Cubes 2024

Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin · 24 February 2024 · 7 events · 73 competitors · 97 personal bests

Brian Johnson won four of the seven events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Brian Johnson by 0.13 seconds. 73 competitors produced 97 personal bests, 47 of which still stand today, and eleven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Ava Estes took a 2×2 single of 12.62 down to 5.12, 59 percent better in one day.

Four wins

Brian Johnson — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 6×6

0.13s

closest final — 2×2, Brian Johnson over Carter Kucala

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Brian Johnson	5.65	6.48
2×2	Brian Johnson	1.53	1.70
4×4	Brian Johnson	24.27	25.89
5×5	Zeke Mackay	50.91	55.51
6×6	Brian Johnson	1:37.24	1:42.13
7×7	Carter Kucala	2:49.93	3:03.24
Megaminx	Zeke Mackay	38.21	43.36

The PB harvest

97 set · 47 still standing

Simon Kellum — 4×4 single 29.24: into the top 2.4% of the event's history.
Riley Copas — 3×3 single 9.46: into the top 6.0% of the event's history.
Luke Delfosse — 2×2 single 2.74: into the top 11.4% of the event's history.
Riley Copas — 4×4 single 40.15: into the top 12.3% of the event's history.
Fabian Houston — 5×5 single 1:14.09: into the top 14.6% of the event's history.
Nolen Shea — 3×3 single 13.04: into the top 17.6% of the event's history.
Nolen Shea — 2×2 single 3.73: into the top 23.1% of the event's history.
Vrishank Pulavarty — 3×3 single 15.13: into the top 24.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

Eleven 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

73 competitors · 437 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 6.48 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

73 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.