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Minnesota Cube Melt 2016

Minneapolis, Minnesota · 21 May 2016 · 8 events · 89 competitors · 85 personal bests

Kennan LeJeune won two of the eight events (3×3, Skewb) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Christopher Olson by 0.39 seconds. 89 competitors produced 85 personal bests, 33 of which still stand today, and 32 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Jack Messerli-Wallace took a 2×2 single of 8.02 down to 2.73, 66 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Kennan LeJeune — 3×3, Skewb
0.39s
closest final — 2×2, Christopher Olson over Kennan LeJeune
85
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Kennan LeJeune7.738.81
2×2Christopher Olson1.742.26
4×4David Nguyen37.6440.66
3×3 blindfoldedBrandon Satterstrom56.79—
3×3 one-handedChristopher Olson14.3617.10
ClockJoshua Feran6.137.55
SkewbKennan LeJeune3.824.71
Square-1Walker Welch16.2218.54

The PB harvest

85 set · 33 still standing
  • Sam Wendolek — 3×3 single 10.66: into the top 9.4% of the event's history.
  • Jack Messerli-Wallace — 2×2 single 2.73: into the top 11.3% of the event's history.
  • Alex Run Hao Zhou — 2×2 single 2.89: into the top 13.0% of the event's history.
  • Josh Stobbe — 3×3 single 13.97: into the top 20.9% of the event's history.
  • Isaiah Behymer — 2×2 single 3.76: into the top 23.5% of the event's history.
  • Samuel Bennett — 2×2 single 3.96: into the top 26.0% of the event's history.
  • Oliver Pham — 2×2 single 4.02: into the top 26.7% of the event's history.
  • Calvin Hoffmann — 3×3 single 15.69: into the top 26.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

32 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 17,946 people who made their debut in 2016. 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

89 competitors · 413 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 8.81 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

89 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.