Competitions · United States

Minnesota Cube Melt 2018

South St. Paul, Minnesota · 12 May 2018 · 8 events · 89 competitors · 103 personal bests

Christopher Olson won two of the eight events (2×2, 5×5) and the closest final was the 5×5, won by Christopher Olson by 0.43 seconds. 89 competitors produced 103 personal bests, 24 of which still stand today, and 23 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Logan Brix took a 2×2 single of 23.70 down to 5.24, 78 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Christopher Olson — 2×2, 5×5

0.43s

closest final — 5×5, Christopher Olson over Walker Welch

103

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Kennan LeJeune	7.67	8.25
2×2	Christopher Olson	1.24	2.10
4×4	Walker Welch	33.79	36.49
5×5	Christopher Olson	1:03.40	1:09.32
6×6	Walker Welch	1:57.11	2:11.93
3×3 blindfolded	Carter Kucala	1:14.24	—
3×3 Fewest Moves	Ryan DeLine	24 moves	28.33
3×3 Multi-Blind	Joshua Feran	8 of 8 cubes · 52:37	—

The PB harvest

103 set · 24 still standing

Kennan LeJeune — 3×3 single 5.78: into the top 0.36% of the event's history.
Julian Favell — 4×4 single 32.55: into the top 4.6% of the event's history.
Riley Thurm — 3×3 single 9.56: into the top 6.3% of the event's history.
Jedrick Remonde — 4×4 single 35.18: into the top 6.9% of the event's history.
Kenneth Chen — 3×3 single 12.47: into the top 15.5% of the event's history.
Julian Favell — 5×5 single 1:17.93: into the top 17.5% of the event's history.
Alec Olson — 5×5 single 1:18.50: into the top 17.9% of the event's history.
Easton Curtis — 3×3 single 13.26: into the top 18.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

23 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

89 competitors · 457 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 8.25 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

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.