Minnesota Newcomer Saturday 2024
- Date
- Mar 2, 2024
- City
- Eagan, Minnesota, United States
- Venue
Eagan Community Center
- Address
- 1501 Central Pkwy, Eagan, MN 55121
- Details
The Oaks Banquet Hall
- Contact
- Organization team
- Organizers
- Carter Kucala, Lisa Kucala, and Midwest Cubing Association
- WCA Delegates
- Carter Kucala, Lisa Kucala, Shain Papalotl Longbehn, Simon Kellum, and Walker Welch
- Download all the competition's details as PDF .
- Information
This is a very beginner-friendly competition! All are welcome but if you have never competed before this is the one to sign up for!
This competition is participating in the official WCA Newcomer Month 2024. The registration process will reserve 50% of spots for new competitors. New competitors are considered to have no WCA ID or a WCA ID with 2024. Returning competitors are considered to have a WCA ID that is from 2023 or earlier. All competitors must still follow all registration requirements for their registration to be considered complete.
Registrations will be accepted based on the following:
* 50% of spots, as defined by the competitor limit, are reserved for new competitors.
* Initially, 50% of spots, as defined by the competitor limit, are available for returning competitors on a first come, first serve basis.
* If greather than 50% of new competitors register before 50% of spots are filled by returning competitors, any additional new competitors will be accepted on a first come, first serve basis alongside returning competitors.
* If the spots reserved for new competitors are not filled by new competitors before registration closes, remaining spots, up to the competitor limit, will be accepted from registered returning competitors.This competition is a series competition with Minnesota Newcomer Sunday 2024. You may only register for and compete in one of these competitions.
Please click here for more information about series competitions.
This competition is supported by the Midwest Cubing Association (MCA).
We have local Facebook groups for our Cubing Area. Feel free to join the Minnesota Cubing Community and follow the Midwest Cubing Association for information and announcements on upcoming competitions.
- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 98
- Registration period
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Online registration opened and closed .
- Registration requirements
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This competition is over, click here to display the registration requirements it used.Create a WCA account here if you don't have one.
If this is not your first competition, associate your WCA ID to your WCA account here.
Register for this competition here.
This competition is part of the Minnesota Newcomer Weekend 2024 Competition Series. Other competitions in this Series are: Note: You can submit a registration for all competitions in a Series, but only one of those registrations can be confirmed and accepted. You will only be allowed to compete in one of the Series competitions!
There is a competitor limit of 100 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $25 (United States Dollar).
If your registration is cancelled before you will be refunded 90% of your registration fee.
Registrants on the waiting list may be accepted onto the competitor list until .
We encourage everyone to register for the events they want to compete in via your online registration, however you may add events to your registration up until the event has started.
No on the spot registrations will be accepted.
This competition is participating in the official WCA Newcomer Month 2024. The registration process will reserve 50% of spots for new competitors. New competitors are considered to have no WCA ID or a WCA ID with 2024. Returning competitors are considered to have a WCA ID that is from 2023 or earlier. All competitors must still follow all registration requirements for their registration to be considered complete.
Registrations will be accepted based on the following:
* 50% of spots, as defined by the competitor limit, are reserved for new competitors.
* Initially, 50% of spots, as defined by the competitor limit, are available for returning competitors on a first come, first serve basis.
* If greather than 50% of new competitors register before 50% of spots are filled by returning competitors, any additional new competitors will be accepted on a first come, first serve basis alongside returning competitors.
* If the spots reserved for new competitors are not filled by new competitors before registration closes, remaining spots, up to the competitor limit, will be accepted from registered returning competitors.Registration is accepted based on the order paid. Payment must be made for registeration to be considered complete.
- Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Carter Kucala won with an average of 8.02 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Simon Kellum finished second (8.79) and James Ekins finished third (9.29).
3x3x3 Cube
# | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
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1 | Carter Kucala | 6.56 | 8.02 | United States | 6.56 | 8.78 | 8.24 | 8.07 | 7.74 | |||
2 | Simon Kellum | 6.90 | 8.79 | United States | 8.41 | 9.92 | 6.90 | 8.05 | 11.53 | |||
3 | James Ekins | 7.74 | 9.29 | United States | 9.44 | 9.27 | 9.17 | 9.67 | 7.74 |
2x2x2 Cube
# | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
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1 | Carter Kucala | 1.69 | 2.02 | United States | 2.21 | 1.69 | 3.39 | 1.76 | 2.08 | |||
2 | Simon Kellum | 2.06 | 2.42 | United States | 2.14 | 4.12 | 2.06 | 2.91 | 2.21 | |||
3 | Andy Wong | 2.64 | 3.73 | United States | 2.64 | 4.65 | 4.11 | 4.02 | 3.06 |
3x3x3 One-Handed
# | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
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1 | Simon Kellum | 11.34 | 13.00 | United States | 16.51 | 11.34 | 11.64 | 13.42 | 13.94 | |||
2 | Carter Kucala | 12.06 | 14.01 | United States | 14.12 | 14.46 | 15.21 | 13.46 | 12.06 | |||
3 | Andy Wong | 14.33 | 14.93 | United States | 15.81 | 14.33 | 14.69 | 15.34 | 14.76 |
Pyraminx
# | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
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1 | Simon Kellum | 1.79 | 2.17 | United States | 2.27 | 2.41 | 1.79 | 2.74 | 1.83 | |||
2 | Carter Kucala | 2.58 | 3.90 | United States | DNF | 3.61 | 2.58 | 3.37 | 4.71 | |||
3 | Boyd Mayfield | 5.60 | 6.34 | United States | 5.60 | 5.89 | 7.06 | 8.65 | 6.06 |
Skewb
# | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
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1 | Carter Kucala | 1.83 | 3.41 | United States | 3.85 | 1.83 | 2.29 | 4.08 | 6.56 | |||
2 | Simon Kellum | 1.81 | 3.45 | United States | 2.68 | 1.81 | 3.23 | 4.43 | 5.16 | |||
3 | Boyd Mayfield | 4.37 | 5.52 | United States | 5.43 | 4.37 | 6.11 | 5.02 | 6.54 |