Competitions · United States
Minnesota Cube Melt 2014
Minneapolis, Minnesota · 10 May 2014 · 7 events · 53 competitors · 55 personal bests
John Brechon won four of the seven events (4×4, 5×5, 3×3 blindfolded) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Christopher Olson by 0.17 seconds. 53 competitors produced 55 personal bests, 10 of which still stand today, and 20 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Nageswara Kadimcherla took a 2×2 single of 39.59 down to 10.09, 75 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Christopher Olson | 9.55 | 10.53 |
| 2×2 | Christopher Olson | 1.58 | 2.51 |
| 4×4 | John Brechon | 37.77 | 39.61 |
| 5×5 | John Brechon | 1:21.53 | 1:23.46 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | John Brechon | 2:17.78 | 2:29.53 |
| Megaminx | John Brechon | 59.50 | 1:06.24 |
| Square-1 | Chris Braiedy | 22.94 | 31.10 |
The PB harvest
55 set · 10 still standing- Mitchell Meyer — 2×2 single 3.88: into the top 24.9% of the event's history.
- Steven Wagner — 2×2 single 4.40: into the top 31.6% of the event's history.
- Steven Wagner — 3×3 single 19.34: into the top 38.1% of the event's history.
- Spencer Graffunder — 5×5 single 2:11.06: into the top 56.1% of the event's history.
- Brandon Mikel — Megaminx single 2:28.69: into the top 60.5% of the event's history.
- Nageswara Kadimcherla — 3×3 single 29.91: into the top 62.4% of the event's history.
- Patrick Olson — 3×3 single 31.59: into the top 65.2% of the event's history.
- Danny Bibeau — 3×3 single 32.11: into the top 66.1% of the event's history.
First-timers
20 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 9,275 people who made their debut in 2014. 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
53 competitors · 217 results · 7 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 10.53 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
B2 R2 B2 D2 F2 D2 L D2 F' D2 F' R B U' F' D R' D' - 2
F U' L2 B2 L' F L2 B D F2 B2 D2 L2 D2 L D2 L' F2 R F2 - 3
R2 B2 R' U2 L' F2 R' B2 F2 D2 U' F R' F' L2 D' B D2 L' U2 - 4
U2 R D2 R' D2 U2 L' U2 R' D' L' F L2 R' B D B2 L' U2 - 5
U2 L2 U2 L D2 F2 U L U D2 B' U' F2 D L2 D' L2 U' R2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
53 competitors- Aaron Neperud
- Abraham Deatrick
- Brandon Mikel
- Carter Stumne
- Charles Koebele
- Chris Braiedy
- Christopher Olson
- Dan Ashcraft
- Daniel Kottenstette
- Danny Bibeau
- David Mahannah
- David Nguyen
- Elijah McDowell
- Enoch Kim
- Ethan Dong
- Ethan Kohlhaas
- Evan Wright
- Hunter Tufte
- Isaac Homuth
- Isaac Paurus
- Jacob Shogren
- Jake Geren
- James LaChance
- Jared Benson
- Jedrick Remonde
- Joe Barnard
- John Brechon
- Jordan Olson
- Joshua Feran
- Josiah Vitalis
- Judah Berman
- Julian Favell
- Kailumn Castillo
- Kennan LeJeune
- Kevin Trinh
- Kira Weikleenget
- Logan McGraw
- Lonnie Olson
- Lorenzo Davdson
- Matt Gossett
- Matthew Lao
- Melissa Su
- Mitchell Meyer
- Nageswara Kadimcherla
- Nick Munson
- Patrick Olson
- Sam Wendolek
- Spencer Graffunder
- Steven Wagner
- Tasman Grinnell
- Vic Fischer
- Walker Welch
- Zachary Pascalar
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.