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Fabulous Minnesota Competition 2015

Minneapolis, Minnesota · 4 April 2015 · 8 events · 13 competitors · 16 personal bests

Cale Schoon won three of the eight events (3×3 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Walker Welch by 0.10 seconds. 13 competitors produced 16 personal bests, 5 of which still stand today, and one people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Cale Schoon set the 5×5 blindfolded single continental record: 6:26.89.

Three wins

Cale Schoon — 3×3 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind

0.10s

closest final — Clock, Walker Welch over Logan McGraw

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Christopher Olson	7.68	9.19
3×3 blindfolded	Cale Schoon	48.31	1:00.06
3×3 Fewest Moves	Ryan DeLine	28 moves	29.00
Clock	Walker Welch	7.58	8.70
4×4 blindfolded	Brandon Mikel	6:01.22	—
5×5 blindfolded	Cale Schoon	6:26.89	—
3×3 Multi-Blind	Cale Schoon	17 of 17 cubes · 40:48	—
3×3 with feet	Joshua Feran	1:15.16	1:33.15

The PB harvest

16 set · 5 still standing

Christopher Olson — Clock single 7.87: into the top 14.6% of the event's history.
Brandon Mikel — 4×4 blindfolded single 6:01.22: into the top 29.2% of the event's history.
Brandon Mikel — 5×5 blindfolded single 13:47.00: into the top 36.0% of the event's history.
Brandon Mikel — 3×3 with feet single 1:46.15: into the top 41.9% of the event's history.
Sam Wendolek — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 47 moves: into the top 71.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

One person competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 12,291 people who made their debut in 2015. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

13 competitors · 67 results · 8 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. Christopher Olson won it with a 9.19 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

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solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

13 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.