Competitions · United States

Minnesota Cube Melt 2023

Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota · 27 May 2023 · 9 events · 187 competitors · 206 personal bests

Brian Johnson won two of the nine events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Carter Kucala by 0.06 seconds. 187 competitors produced 206 personal bests, 66 of which still stand today, and 71 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Andrew Hackenmueller took a Skewb single of 17.49 down to 7.67, 56 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Brian Johnson — 3×3, 3×3 one-handed

0.06s

closest final — Skewb, Carter Kucala over Simon Kellum

206

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Brian Johnson	5.52	6.56
4×4	Nathan Phillips	26.77	29.64
6×6	Nathan Phillips	1:38.54	1:44.43
3×3 blindfolded	Andy Wong	20.33	—
3×3 one-handed	Brian Johnson	10.18	12.38
Clock	Kaius Young	4.53	5.45
Pyraminx	Simon Kellum	1.65	2.09
Skewb	Carter Kucala	2.15	2.49
4×4 blindfolded	Cale Schoon	2:26.66	3:01.28

The PB harvest

206 set · 66 still standing

Isak Froyum Roise — 3×3 single 8.34: into the top 3.4% of the event's history.
Chet Jurrens — 3×3 single 8.98: into the top 4.8% of the event's history.
Logan Hebig — 3×3 single 9.38: into the top 5.8% of the event's history.
Krish Khurana — 3×3 single 9.44: into the top 5.9% of the event's history.
Tyler Youlden — 3×3 one-handed single 14.51: into the top 7.1% of the event's history.
Isak Froyum Roise — 3×3 one-handed single 15.55: into the top 9.2% of the event's history.
Daniel Mcelfresh — 3×3 single 10.60: into the top 9.3% of the event's history.
Bo Fenner — Pyraminx single 4.77: into the top 11.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

71 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 37,591 people who made their debut in 2023. 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

187 competitors · 1116 results · 9 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. Brian Johnson won it with a 6.56 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

187 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.