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Minnesota Winter 2016

Minneapolis, Minnesota · 23 January 2016 · 6 events · 36 competitors · 19 personal bests

Mark Boyanowski won two of the six events (3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Matt Gossett by 0.11 seconds. 36 competitors produced 19 personal bests, 2 of which still stand today, and twelve people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Mark Boyanowski set the 3×3 Multi-Blind single continental record: 24 of 24 cubes · 54:45.

Two wins
Mark Boyanowski — 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind
0.11s
closest final — 3×3 one-handed, Matt Gossett over Christopher Olson
19
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3 blindfoldedMark Boyanowski36.17
3×3 Fewest MovesCale Schoon25 moves26.67
3×3 one-handedMatt Gossett16.5117.30
SkewbCale Schoon3.533.86
Square-1Walker Welch15.0017.36
3×3 Multi-BlindMark Boyanowski24 of 24 cubes · 54:45

The PB harvest

19 set · 2 still standing
  • Brandon Satterstrom — 3×3 Multi-Blind single 13 of 13 cubes · 59:54: into the top 11.8% of the event's history.
  • Henry Lange — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 37 moves: into the top 37.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

Twelve people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 17,946 people who made their debut in 2016. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

36 competitors · 85 results · 6 events.

Everyone who competed

36 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.