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Winnipeg Big & Blind 2024

Winnipeg, Manitoba · 23 November 2024 · 5 events · 17 competitors · 12 personal bests

Walker Welch won four of the five events (5×5, 7×7, 3×3 blindfolded) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Shain Papalotl Longbehn by 0.10 seconds. 17 competitors produced 12 personal bests, 9 of which still stand today, and two people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Sean Thorsteinson took a 5×5 single of 2:34.73 down to 1:37.16, 37 percent better in one day.

Four wins
Walker Welch — 5×5, 7×7, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind
0.10s
closest final — Clock, Shain Papalotl Longbehn over Walker Welch
12
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
5×5Walker Welch1:01.821:06.80
7×7Walker Welch2:47.302:56.42
3×3 blindfoldedWalker Welch1:56.06
ClockShain Papalotl Longbehn6.087.37
3×3 Multi-BlindWalker Welch10 of 11 cubes · 57:25

The PB harvest

12 set · 9 still standing
  • Mia Willow Pahl — Clock single 7.77: into the top 14.1% of the event's history.
  • Emma Kemp — Clock single 8.61: into the top 18.0% of the event's history.
  • Deven Huard-Bernuy — 5×5 single 1:22.66: into the top 21.3% of the event's history.
  • Evan Searcy — Clock single 9.87: into the top 24.4% of the event's history.
  • Sean Thorsteinson — 5×5 single 1:37.16: into the top 33.2% of the event's history.
  • Myles Wilcox — 5×5 single 1:50.86: into the top 43.2% of the event's history.
  • Evan Searcy — 5×5 single 1:52.69: into the top 44.5% of the event's history.
  • Jayden Berard — Clock single 15.53: into the top 50.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

Two 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

17 competitors · 52 results · 5 events.

Everyone who competed

17 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.