Competitions · United States

Minnesota Cube Melt 2019

Brooklyn Park, Minnesota · 27 April 2019 · 5 events · 85 competitors · 60 personal bests

Christopher Olson won the 3×3 with a 8.24 and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Christopher Olson by 0.43 seconds. 85 competitors produced 60 personal bests, 17 of which still stand today, and 28 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Jackson Halko took a Megaminx single of 3:18.47 down to 1:35.34, 52 percent better in one day.

events decided

0.43s

closest final — 3×3, Christopher Olson over David Nguyen

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Christopher Olson	6.53	8.24
5×5	David Nguyen	55.57	57.98
7×7	Alvin Yang	2:29.39	2:39.11
3×3 blindfolded	Daniel Lin	26.63	—
Megaminx	Tyler Robinson	48.08	54.75

The PB harvest

60 set · 17 still standing

Daniel Lin — 3×3 blindfolded single 17.28: into the top 0.67% of the event's history.
Alec Olson — 3×3 single 8.87: into the top 4.6% of the event's history.
Ben Haberman — 3×3 single 9.32: into the top 5.6% of the event's history.
Solomon Cloutier — 3×3 single 12.18: into the top 14.5% of the event's history.
Seth Nokes — 3×3 single 12.89: into the top 17.0% of the event's history.
Jackson Halko — Megaminx single 1:35.34: into the top 31.6% of the event's history.
Riley Christopherson — 5×5 single 1:37.50: into the top 33.5% of the event's history.
Joshua Beck — 3×3 blindfolded single 2:18.19: into the top 39.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

28 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 27,871 people who made their debut in 2019. 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

85 competitors · 272 results · 5 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 8.24 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

85 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.