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Mental Breakdown Minnesota 2019

Minneapolis, Minnesota · 8 June 2019 · 5 events · 11 competitors · 9 personal bests

Mark Boyanowski won five of the five events (3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 Fewest Moves, 4×4 blindfolded) and the closest final was the 3×3 blindfolded, won by Mark Boyanowski by 58.66 seconds. 11 competitors produced 9 personal bests, 2 of which still stand today.

The moment

A world record

Mark Boyanowski set the 3×3 Fewest Moves single world record: 17 moves.

Five wins
Mark Boyanowski — 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 Fewest Moves, 4×4 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind
58.66s
closest final — 3×3 blindfolded, Mark Boyanowski over Joshua Feran
9
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3 blindfoldedMark Boyanowski24.2527.23
3×3 Fewest MovesMark Boyanowski23 moves24.33
4×4 blindfoldedMark Boyanowski2:54.60
5×5 blindfoldedMark Boyanowski5:53.68
3×3 Multi-BlindMark Boyanowski43 of 52 cubes · 1:00:00

The PB harvest

9 set · 2 still standing
  • Mark Boyanowski — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 17 moves: into the top 0.041% of the event's history.
  • Tyler Robinson — 3×3 Multi-Blind single 4 of 4 cubes · 35:32: into the top 44.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

No people competed for the first time at this competition. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

11 competitors · 52 results · 5 events.

Everyone who competed

11 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.