Competitions · United States

Minnesota Cube Melt 2026

Brooklyn Park, Minnesota · 9 May 2026 · 5 events · 110 competitors · 94 personal bests

Tyler Robinson won two of the five events (3×3, Megaminx) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Tyler Robinson by 0.15 seconds. 110 competitors produced 94 personal bests, 91 of which still stand today, and 33 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Parker Baltes took a 2×2 single of 5.16 down to 2.07, 60 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Tyler Robinson — 3×3, Megaminx

0.15s

closest final — 3×3, Tyler Robinson over Ivan ThanhDanh Duong

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Tyler Robinson	7.37	8.29
2×2	Nathan Rahn	1.17	1.96
4×4	Kaius Young	21.86	26.85
6×6	Kaius Young	1:30.71	1:36.84
Megaminx	Tyler Robinson	36.78	39.07

The PB harvest

94 set · 91 still standing

Gabe Erickson — 2×2 single 1.51: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
Taber Siler — 3×3 single 8.10: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
Nolan Alger — 3×3 single 8.56: into the top 3.9% of the event's history.
Sophie Yau — 3×3 single 8.82: into the top 4.5% of the event's history.
Parker Baltes — 2×2 single 2.07: into the top 5.2% of the event's history.
Walter Sanborn — 3×3 single 9.30: into the top 5.6% of the event's history.
Caleb Axvig — 3×3 single 9.71: into the top 6.7% of the event's history.
Zuhayr Jafri — 3×3 single 10.61: into the top 9.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

33 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 18,546 people who made their debut in 2026. 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

110 competitors · 532 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. Tyler Robinson won it with a 8.29 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

110 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.