Competitions · United States

Mega Minnesota Winter 2018

New Brighton, Minnesota · 15 December 2018 · 10 events · 87 competitors · 117 personal bests

Walker Welch won four of the ten events (6×6, 7×7, 3×3 Fewest Moves) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Cale Schoon by 0.02 seconds. 87 competitors produced 117 personal bests, 47 of which still stand today, and 16 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Hannah Garms took a 2×2 single of 14.05 down to 5.23, 63 percent better in one day.

Four wins

Walker Welch — 6×6, 7×7, 3×3 Fewest Moves, Clock

0.02s

closest final — Skewb, Cale Schoon over Tyler Robinson

117

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	David Nguyen	7.68	8.56
2×2	Christopher Olson	1.35	2.24
6×6	Walker Welch	1:49.61	1:58.13
7×7	Walker Welch	2:33.74	2:39.19
3×3 Fewest Moves	Walker Welch	26 moves	27.67
Clock	Walker Welch	5.96	7.51
Pyraminx	Simon Kellum	2.14	2.67
Skewb	Cale Schoon	2.68	3.36
4×4 blindfolded	Cale Schoon	1:57.75	—
3×3 Multi-Blind	Cale Schoon	23 of 30 cubes · 1:00:00	—

The PB harvest

117 set · 47 still standing

David Jiang (蒋濬哲) — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 22 moves: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
Daniel Lin — 3×3 single 8.16: into the top 3.1% of the event's history.
Clayton Solberg — Pyraminx single 3.13: into the top 4.1% of the event's history.
Derek LePage — 2×2 single 2.20: into the top 6.2% of the event's history.
Yusuf Ragab — Pyraminx single 4.19: into the top 8.6% of the event's history.
Daniel Lin — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 28 moves: into the top 9.9% of the event's history.
Alex Vilendrer — Pyraminx single 4.85: into the top 12.3% of the event's history.
Michael Messicci — 3×3 single 12.63: into the top 16.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

16 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,076 people who made their debut in 2018. 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

87 competitors · 531 results · 10 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. David Nguyen won it with a 8.56 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

87 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.