Mega Minds in Central Square 2023

Date: Mar 11, 2023
City: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Venue: St Mary Orthodox Church
Address: 8 Inman Street, Cambridge MA 02139
Details: Enter through the brown side doors on the right.
Contact: Organization team
Organizers: Cube New England and Nico Bezzerides
WCA Delegates: Alex Cohen and Will Russo

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Information

This competition is recognized as an official World Cube Association competition. Therefore, all competitors must be familiar with the WCA regulations. If you are new to competing, please refer to the Competition Procedures tab.

THERE WILL BE NO 3x3 AT THIS COMPETITION.
Please note that this is a side events only competition and we will not be holding 3x3. Newer competitors may wish to attend another competition as their first.

Events
Main event
Competitors: 55

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Nicolas Naing won with an average of 31.65 seconds in the Megaminx event. Nikhil Soares finished second (36.49) and Ray Bai finished third (37.17).

5x5x5 Cube

#	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
1	Ray Bai	45.98	51.12	United States	55.01	51.13	48.68	53.56	45.98
2	Tommy Cherry	51.49	56.97	United States	57.83	54.68	1:00.79	58.41	51.49
3	Aidan McKenzie	56.45	1:02.04	United States	1:05.16	56.45	59.78	1:01.17	1:06.51

3x3x3 Blindfolded

#	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
1	Tommy Cherry	13.67	15.97	United States	14.05	20.19	13.67
2	Will Russo	54.88	DNF	United States	54.88	1:06.45	DNF
3	Nikhil Soares	1:15.59	DNF	India	DNF	1:15.59	DNF

Megaminx

#	Name	Best	Average		Representing	Solves
1	Nicolas Naing	29.17	31.65		United States	33.48	29.17	30.41	33.34	31.19
2	Nikhil Soares	33.26	36.49	NR	India	36.79	33.26	36.08	39.54	36.61
3	Ray Bai	30.44	37.17		United States	40.89	35.94	35.12	30.44	40.46

Pyraminx

#	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
1	Simon Kellum	2.12	2.45	United States	2.50	3.78	2.37	2.12	2.47
2	Tommy Cherry	1.97	2.64	United States	3.09	2.53	1.97	2.29	3.74
3	Elijah Rain Phelps	2.72	4.41	United States	5.22	2.72	3.58	DNF	4.42

Square-1

#	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
1	Elijah Rain Phelps	8.66	9.59	United States	9.05	10.95	13.42	8.76	8.66
2	Tommy Szeliga	8.50	10.41	United States	8.99	12.59	8.50	12.94	9.65
3	Tommy Cherry	10.88	11.94	United States	17.29	13.52	11.22	10.88	11.08

4x4x4 Blindfolded

#	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
1	Tommy Cherry	1:25.19	DNF	United States	2:22.94	1:25.19	DNF
2	Thiago Han	3:04.89	DNF	Brazil	DNF	DNF	3:04.89
3	Will Russo	7:04.37	DNF	United States	7:04.37	DNF	DNS