North Star Cubing Challenge MN 2026


Date
Jan 31 - Feb 1, 2026
City
Eagan, Minnesota, United States
Venue

Eagan Community Center

Address
1501 Central Pkwy, Eagan, MN 55121
Details

Oaks Banquet Room

Contact
Organization team
Organizers
Carter Kucala, Lisa Kucala, and Midwest Cubing Association
WCA Delegates
Carter Kucala, Kurt Sparks, Lisa Kucala, and Walker Welch
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Information

This is the 8th annual North Star Cubing Challenge competition in Minnesota!

This competition is supported by the Midwest Cubing Association.

We have local Facebook groups for our Cubing Area. Feel free to join the Minnesota Cubing Community and follow the Midwest Cubing Assocation for information and announcements on upcoming competitions.

Events
Main event
Competitors
93
Registration period

Online registration opened and closed .

Registration requirements
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Register for this competition here.
There is a competitor limit of 100 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $50 (United States Dollar).
The registration fee has to be paid through Stripe here once registered.
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.


Highlights
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Nathan Phillips won with an average of 7.11 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Carter Kucala finished second (7.44) and Tyler Robinson finished third (7.87).

3x3x3 Cube

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Nathan Phillips 6.24 7.11 United States 7.556.246.649.117.14
2 Carter Kucala 6.85 7.44 United States 7.896.858.847.167.26
3 Tyler Robinson 6.79 7.87 United States 6.996.798.018.609.92

4x4x4 Cube

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Kaius Young 23.66 25.76 United States 24.2125.6027.4727.6023.66
2 Carter Kucala 27.14 30.22 United States 32.4027.1433.5730.8927.38
3 Nathan Phillips 27.26 30.56 United States 29.2127.2630.0734.1732.39

5x5x5 Cube

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Nathan Phillips 46.28 48.49 United States 46.2854.1951.4646.5547.46
2 Kaius Young 48.17 52.40 United States 52.7751.3648.1757.1253.07
3 Carl Overbye 49.17 57.47 United States 58.4449.1755.0159.5758.96

7x7x7 Cube

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Nathan Phillips 2:05.66 2:11.74 United States 2:05.662:10.872:18.69
2 Kaius Young 2:40.18 2:47.16 United States 2:59.172:40.182:42.12
3 Walker Welch 2:46.54 2:51.76 United States 2:54.352:46.542:54.38

3x3x3 Fewest Moves

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Carter Kucala 20 21.33 United States 222022
2 Walker Welch 23 24.00 United States 242523
3 Nathan Phillips 34 35.67 United States 353834

Clock

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Ivan ThanhDanh Duong 2.18 2.57 United States 2.722.182.473.052.51
2 Nathan Rahn 3.89 4.58 United States 3.894.185.494.07DNF
3 Carter Kucala 4.13 4.79 United States 4.1310.554.814.275.28

Pyraminx

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Carl Overbye 1.53 2.84 United States 1.532.973.642.852.69
2 Carter Kucala 1.54 2.95 United States 1.542.902.096.023.86
3 Nathan Rahn 2.64 3.17 United States 2.973.483.066.272.64

Square-1

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Nathan Rahn 7.97 8.44 United States 8.648.498.2010.767.97
2 Carter Kucala 7.89 9.52 United States 12.399.189.557.899.83
3 Ivan ThanhDanh Duong 9.77 11.61 United States 11.6310.029.7715.0513.18

4x4x4 Blindfolded

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Andy Wong 5:00.21 DNF United States DNFDNF5:00.21
2 Nolan Wayman 5:47.73 DNF United States DNF5:47.73DNF
3 Ivan ThanhDanh Duong 8:06.80 DNF United States DNFDNF8:06.80

5x5x5 Blindfolded

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Carter Kucala 8:43.65 DNF United States 8:43.65DNFDNF
2 Walker Welch 21:35.00 DNF United States 21:35.0024:44.00DNS
3 Nolan Wayman 29:20.00 DNF United States DNF29:20.00DNS
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