Competitions · United States

Minnesota Cube Melt 2025

Eagan, Minnesota · 27 April 2025 · 5 events · 92 competitors · 77 personal bests

Nathan Phillips won two of the five events (4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 4×4, won by Nathan Phillips by 0.78 seconds. 92 competitors produced 77 personal bests, 38 of which still stand today, and seven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Calvin Huse took a 3×3 single of 41.98 down to 15.55, 63 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Nathan Phillips — 4×4, 5×5

0.78s

closest final — 4×4, Nathan Phillips over Brian Johnson

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Brian Johnson	4.95	5.78
4×4	Nathan Phillips	24.37	26.52
5×5	Nathan Phillips	46.72	50.16
Clock	Volodymyr Kapustianskyi	2.03	2.83
Megaminx	Tyler Robinson	35.11	38.59

The PB harvest

77 set · 38 still standing

Joseph Ong — 4×4 single 28.47: into the top 2.0% of the event's history.
Ethan Anderson — 3×3 single 8.13: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
Timothy Vang — 3×3 single 8.56: into the top 3.9% of the event's history.
Liam Paul Mader — 4×4 single 34.85: into the top 6.6% of the event's history.
Sparsh Wasake — 3×3 single 10.08: into the top 7.7% of the event's history.
Liam Sheldon — Clock single 6.52: into the top 9.2% of the event's history.
Joza Tlusty — Clock single 7.41: into the top 12.6% of the event's history.
Lucian Yantes — 4×4 single 43.65: into the top 16.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

Seven people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 28,483 people who made their debut in 2025. 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

92 competitors · 404 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. Brian Johnson won it with a 5.78 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

92 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.