Competitions · United States

Minnesota Cube Melt 2015

Minneapolis, Minnesota · 9 May 2015 · 8 events · 108 competitors · 70 personal bests

John Brechon won three of the eight events (5×5, 3×3 Fewest Moves, Square-1) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Kennan LeJeune by 0.23 seconds. 108 competitors produced 70 personal bests, 29 of which still stand today, and 63 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Ian Tsai took a 3×3 one-handed single of 1:13.91 down to 31.18, 58 percent better in one day.

Three wins

John Brechon — 5×5, 3×3 Fewest Moves, Square-1

0.23s

closest final — 3×3, Kennan LeJeune over Christopher Olson

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Kennan LeJeune	8.65	9.76
2×2	Christopher Olson	1.96	2.48
5×5	John Brechon	1:08.80	1:10.03
3×3 blindfolded	Ryan DeLine	1:25.19	—
3×3 Fewest Moves	John Brechon	28 moves	30.00
3×3 one-handed	Christopher Olson	16.58	17.65
Pyraminx	Walker Welch	3.80	5.39
Square-1	John Brechon	18.86	21.95

The PB harvest

70 set · 29 still standing

Julian Favell — 2×2 single 1.78: into the top 3.5% of the event's history.
Ryan DeLine — 3×3 single 10.23: into the top 8.1% of the event's history.
Julian Favell — Pyraminx single 4.14: into the top 8.4% of the event's history.
Carter Stumne — 3×3 single 10.44: into the top 8.8% of the event's history.
Aaron Neperud — 3×3 single 11.64: into the top 12.6% of the event's history.
Elijah Stoker — 2×2 single 2.97: into the top 13.9% of the event's history.
Brandon Mikel — Pyraminx single 5.30: into the top 15.1% of the event's history.
Michael Jehl — 3×3 single 13.78: into the top 20.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

63 people 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

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

108 competitors · 441 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. Kennan LeJeune won it with a 9.76 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

108 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.