Minnesota Cube Melt 2018
- Date
- May 12 - 13, 2018
- City
- South St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
- Venue
- Address
- 701 Concord St S, South St Paul, MN 55075
- Details
Park in the back parking lot, enter the back entrance to the Ballroom.
- Contact
- Organizers
- Christopher Olson and Walker Welch
- WCA Delegate
- Walker Welch
- Information
All Competitors must read the "Competitor Responsibilities" tab before registering. This tab details the responsibilities of all competitors at this competition.
Information regarding registration can be found in the "Information" tab.
- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 89
- Registration period
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Online registration opened and closed .
- Registration requirements
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This competition is over, click here to display the registration requirements it used.Create a WCA account here if you don't have one.
If this is not your first competition, associate your WCA ID to your WCA account here.
Register for this competition here.
There is a competitor limit of 120 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $25 (United States Dollar).
Registrations are manually approved so please be patient and wait at least 24 hours after you have submitted both your registration and your payment.
If you need to cancel your registration after it has been accepted, you will be given a 50% refund on your registration if it is before the registration deadline on May 8th. No refunds will be given after the May 8th deadline.
- Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Kennan LeJeune won with an average of 8.25 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Julian Favell finished second (8.97) and Walker Welch finished third (9.32).
| Event | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Kennan LeJeune | 7.67 | 8.25 | United States | 8.25 | 8.35 | 8.34 | 8.16 | 7.67 | |||
| 2x2x2 Cube | Christopher Olson | 1.24 | 2.10 | United States | DNF | 1.76 | 2.01 | 2.52 | 1.24 | |||
| 4x4x4 Cube | Walker Welch | 33.79 | 36.49 | United States | 33.79 | 36.63 | 47.89 | 36.78 | 36.06 | |||
| 5x5x5 Cube | Christopher Olson | 1:03.40 | 1:09.32 | United States | 1:03.40 | 1:11.13 | 1:11.35 | 1:05.49 | 1:11.79 | |||
| 6x6x6 Cube | Walker Welch | 1:57.11 | 2:11.93 | United States | 2:37.52 | 1:57.11 | 2:01.17 | |||||
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Carter Kucala | 1:14.24 | DNF | United States | DNF | 1:49.71 | 1:14.24 | |||||
| 3x3x3 Fewest Moves | Ryan DeLine | 24 | 28.33 | United States | 28 | 24 | 33 | |||||
| 3x3x3 Multi-Blind | Joshua Feran | 8/8 52:37 | United States | 8/8 52:37 | ||||||||
May 12th-13th, 2018
Location:
enVision Hotel St. Paul South
701 Concord St. South
South St. Paul, MN 55075
Registration Fee:
There is a $25 registration fee for the competition. Payment is made through the WCA Stripe payment system during your registration process. Your registration will not be fully confirmed until payment has been completed. Please note that even after payment, registrations need to be manually approved before appearing on the registration list, so you will not be confirmed immediately after paying.
Please also read the Lunch Tab to see all information regarding Food options.
There is a 120 competitor limit for this competition. Please register as soon as you can to ensure a spot. Registration closes at the end of the day on Tuesday, May 8th. We will give refunds to competitors who let us know before Registration closes, but no refunds after May 8th.
We also have two Facebook groups for our Cubing Area. Minnesota Cubing Community and Iowa Cubing. You can join one or both of these groups to stay updated with upcoming competitions in the area.
ALL COMPETITORS MUST READ THIS TAB BEFORE REGISTERING.
FOR FIRST-TIME COMPETITORS:
There are multiple things a first-timer must know before competing. All newcomers must be familiar with the WCA Regulations before competing. There is a video here for the basic overview of the rules.
In addition, please read this document before coming to the competition to learn about the procedures for judging. Thanks to Olivér Perge and Niki Placskó for providing this detailed judging information document.
ALL COMPETITORS:
Before the competition, you will be provided a Group number for when you will be competing in each event along with a helping group number for when you will be helping out judging or running in the competition. This information will be announced on the website the day before the competition along with it being posted in the room. All competitors are expected to help at this competition. For each event you sign up for, you will be assigned to help out for just one group of that event. If you do not arrive to help during your scheduled event, and there are not enough staff members, we reserve the right to disqualify you from competing.
We will provide a judging tutorial at the beginning of the day, right before the start of the 3x3x3 speedsolve event. This will allow anyone with questions about how to judge to be properly prepared when they are expected to help. We hope that this system will fairly divide up the judging of the competition and make the competition run smoothly for all.
| Event: | Round: | Cutoff/Time Limit: | Format | # of Competitors Advance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3 | First Round | 10:00 TL | Average of 5 | 40 to Round 2 |
| 3x3 | Second Round | 10:00 TL | Average of 5 | 12 for Final |
| 3x3 | Final | 10:00 TL | Average of 5 | |
| 2x2 | First Round | 2:00 TL | Average of 5 | 40 to Round 2 |
| 2x2 | Second Round | 2:00 TL | Average of 5 | 12 for Final |
| 2x2 | Final | 2:00 TL | Average of 5 | |
| 4x4 | Combined First | 1:30 Cutoff / 3:00 TL | Best of 2 / Average of 5 | 24 for Round 2 |
| 4x4 | Second Round | 3:00 TL | Average of 5 | 12 for Final |
| 4x4 | Final | 3:00 TL | Average of 5 | |
| 5x5 | Combined First | 2:15 Cutoff / 4:00 TL | Best of 2 / Average of 5 | 20 for Round 2 |
| 5x5 | Second Round | 4:00 TL | Average of 5 | 12 for Final |
| 5x5 | Final | 4:00 TL | Average of 5 | |
| 6x6 | Combined Final | 4:30 Cutoff / 10:00 TL | Best of 1 / Mean of 3 | |
| 3x3 Fewest Moves | Final | 80 Move Limit | Mean of 3 | |
| 3x3 Multiple Blindfolded | Final | 10 min/cube up to 60 max. | Best of 1 | |
| Tentative Events | Rounds: | Cutoff/Time Limit: | # of Competitors Advance | |
| 3x3 Blindfolded | Final | 20:00 Cumulative TL | Best of 3 | |
| 3x3 | Round 4 | 10:00 TL | Average of 5 |
Cutoffs are only for First Rounds in each event.
Time Limits are for all rounds of each event.
| Time | Event: | # Competitors Advance |
|---|---|---|
| SATURDAY | LEGACY BALLROOM | |
| 8:00 - 8:30 | Set-up | |
| 8:30 - 8:45 | New Competitor and Judging Tutorial | |
| 8:45 - 10:00 | 3x3 Round 1 | |
| 10:00 - 11:00 | 2x2 Round 1 | |
| 11:00 - 12:00 | 4x4 Round 1 | |
| 12:00 - 1:00 | Lunch and Intermediate Guitar Hero | |
| 1:00 - 2:00 | 5x5 Round 1 | |
| 2:00 - 2:45 | 3x3 Round 2 | Top 40 Competitors |
| 2:45 - 3:30 | 2x2 Round 2 | Top 40 Competitors |
| 3:30 - 4:15 | 5x5 Round 2 | Top 20 Competitors |
| 4:15 - 4:45 | 4x4 Round 2 | Top 24 Competitors |
| 4:45 - 5:00 | 2x2 Round 3 | Top 12 Competitors |
| 5:00 - 5:15 | 3x3 Round 3 | Top 12 Competitors |
| 5:30 | Awards |
Tentative 3x3 Round 4 on Saturday if we hit 100 Competitors in Round 1.
Tentative 3x3 Blindfolded
| Time | Event: | # Competitors Advance |
|---|---|---|
| SUNDAY | Union Conference Room | |
| 9:00 - 9:15 | Set-up | |
| 9:15 - 10:30 | FMC Attempt #1 | |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | 4x4 Round 3 | Top 12 Competitors |
| 11:00 - 12:00 | 6x6 Combined Final | |
| 12:00 - 1:00 | Lunch Final | Top 12 Competitors |
| 1:00 - 1:30 | 5x5 Round 3 | Top 12 Competitors |
| 1:30 | Awards | |
| 1:30 - 2:45 | MultiBLD Attempt #1 | |
| 2:45 - 4:00 | FMC Attempt #2 | |
| 4:00 - 5:15 | FMC Attempt #3 |
SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE. (Based on registration)
| Name | 3x3 | Helping 3x3 | 2x2 | Helping 2x2 | 4x4 | Helping 4x4 | 5x5 | Helping 5x5 | 6x6 | Helping 6x6 | 3BLD | Helping 3BLD | FMC | MultiBLD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alec Olson | 6 | J8 | 6 | J8 | 3 | J5 | 4 | J2 | ||||||
| Alex Martin | 1 | J3 | 7 | J1 | ||||||||||
| Alex Vilendrer | 2 | J4 | 8 | J2 | ||||||||||
| Andrew Brown | 3 | J5 | 1 | J3 | ||||||||||
| Andrew Surine | 4 | J6 | 2 | J4 | 1 | J3 | ||||||||
| Andrew Tyberg | 5 | J7 | 3 | J5 | 2 | J4 | 1 | J2 | ||||||
| Ayla Steigerwald | 4 | J6 | ||||||||||||
| Ben Haberman | 6 | J8 | 5 | J7 | 4 | J6 | 4 | J2 | 1 | |||||
| Blake Byl | 7 | J1 | 6 | J8 | 5 | J1 | 2 | J4 | 1 | J2 | ||||
| Bodie Zwank | 8 | J2 | 7 | J1 | 6 | J2 | 1 | J3 | 1 | J2 | ||||
| Brandon Mikel | 7 | S1 | 3 | J5 | 5 | S1 | 4 | S2 | 2 | J1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Brody Meschke | 1 | J3 | 8 | J2 | 3 | J5 | ||||||||
| Caden Jamison | 1 | J3 | 1 | J3 | ||||||||||
| Caden McKenzie | 2 | J4 | ||||||||||||
| Caden Wiss | 3 | J5 | 2 | J4 | 1 | J3 | 1 | J3 | ||||||
| Caleb Dusek | 4 | J6 | 1 | J3 | ||||||||||
| Caleb Schack | 5 | J7 | 3 | J5 | 2 | J4 | ||||||||
| Calvin Huse | 6 | J8 | 4 | J6 | ||||||||||
| Cameron Jamison | 5 | J7 | 6 | J8 | 3 | J5 | ||||||||
| Carl Johnson | 2 | J4 | 2 | J4 | 1 | J3 | ||||||||
| Carter Kucala | 8 | S2 | 4 | J6 | 4 | S6 | 3 | S1 | 1 | S2 | 2 | J1 | 1 | 1 |
| Christian Stamness | 7 | J1 | 5 | J7 | ||||||||||
| Christopher Olson | 2 | S4 | 1 | S3 | 1 | S3 | 1 | S3 | 2 | S1 | S1 | |||
| Clayton Solberg | 8 | J2 | 6 | J8 | ||||||||||
| Colin D. Phan | 1 | J3 | 7 | J1 | 4 | J6 | 2 | J4 | ||||||
| Coltan C. Calkins | 8 | J2 | ||||||||||||
| Daniel Chen | 4 | J6 | 4 | J6 | ||||||||||
| David Madigan | 2 | J4 | 1 | J3 | 2 | J4 | ||||||||
| David Nguyen | 1 | S3 | 2 | S4 | 3 | S4 | 2 | S4 | S2 | |||||
| Easton Curtis | 3 | J5 | ||||||||||||
| Eric Waldbillig | 4 | J6 | 2 | J4 | 6 | J2 | 1 | J3 | 1 | J2 | 1 | J2 | 1 | 1 |
| Ethan Bockenhauer | 5 | J7 | 3 | J5 | 1 | J3 | 4 | J2 | 2 | J1 | 1 | J2 | 1 | |
| Ethan Ray Treiber | 6 | J8 | 4 | J6 | 2 | J4 | 2 | J4 | ||||||
| Evan Klein | 7 | J1 | 2 | J4 | 3 | J1 | ||||||||
| Evan Nguyen | 3 | J5 | ||||||||||||
| Evan White | 8 | J2 | 6 | J8 | ||||||||||
| Frank Kallstrom | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Gabriel LaForte | 2 | J4 | 7 | J1 | 4 | J6 | 3 | J1 | 1 | S2 | ||||
| Grace Garms | 3 | J5 | 1 | J3 | ||||||||||
| Hannah Garms | 7 | J1 | 5 | J7 | ||||||||||
| Harrison Toppings | 3 | J5 | 8 | J2 | ||||||||||
| Ian Southa | 4 | J6 | 1 | J3 | 5 | J1 | 3 | J1 | ||||||
| Indigo Sabin | 5 | J7 | 3 | J5 | ||||||||||
| Jack Faatz | 8 | J2 | 4 | J6 | 6 | J2 | ||||||||
| Jack Johnson | 6 | J8 | 3 | J5 | 3 | J5 | 1 | |||||||
| James Vought | 7 | J1 | 5 | J7 | ||||||||||
| Jason Ryan | 6 | J8 | 6 | J8 | 3 | J5 | 1 | J3 | ||||||
| Jedrick Remonde | 1 | J3 | 2 | J4 | 1 | J3 | 1 | J3 | 1 | J2 | ||||
| John F. Kronkvist | 2 | J4 | 7 | J1 | 4 | J6 | 1 | J2 | ||||||
| Joshua Beck | 3 | S5 | 5 | S7 | 3 | J5 | 2 | J1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Joshua Feran | 4 | S6 | 8 | S2 | 6 | S2 | 4 | S2 | 2 | S1 | 2 | J1 | 1 | 1 |
| Julian Favell | 3 | J5 | 8 | J2 | 5 | J1 | 3 | J1 | 1 | J2 | ||||
| Kennan LeJeune | 5 | S7 | 3 | S5 | 3 | S5 | 2 | S4 | 2 | J1 | 1 | |||
| Kenneth Chen | 8 | J2 | 8 | J2 | 4 | J6 | 2 | J4 | ||||||
| Kristin Wiley | 2 | J4 | 4 | S6 | 1 | J3 | 3 | J1 | 1 | J2 | ||||
| Logan Bradford | 4 | J6 | 1 | J3 | ||||||||||
| Logan Brix | 5 | J7 | 3 | J5 | ||||||||||
| Lukas Contreras | 6 | J8 | 4 | J6 | ||||||||||
| Mark Maxfield | 7 | J1 | 5 | J7 | ||||||||||
| Mason Ries | 8 | J2 | ||||||||||||
| Mattan Golay | 1 | J3 | 2 | J4 | ||||||||||
| Matthew Nguyen | 6 | J8 | ||||||||||||
| Matthew Tokheim | 2 | J4 | 7 | J1 | 6 | J2 | 2 | J4 | 1 | J2 | ||||
| Michael Calin | 1 | J3 | 8 | J2 | 4 | J6 | ||||||||
| Michael Messicci | 3 | J5 | ||||||||||||
| Michael TeVogt | 4 | J6 | 1 | J3 | ||||||||||
| Patrick De Los Santos | 5 | J7 | 3 | J5 | ||||||||||
| Paul Hendrickson | 6 | J8 | ||||||||||||
| Rachel Feran | 3 | J5 | 7 | S1 | 4 | J6 | 3 | J1 | 1 | J2 | S2 | |||
| Randy Olmstead | 6 | J8 | 4 | J6 | ||||||||||
| Riley Thurm | 6 | S8 | 2 | J4 | ||||||||||
| Rowan Cariveau | 8 | J2 | 5 | J7 | ||||||||||
| Ryan DeLine | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Samuel Foltz | 1 | J3 | 2 | J4 | ||||||||||
| Sarah Cook | 4 | J6 | 6 | S8 | 5 | J1 | 1 | S3 | 2 | J1 | S1 | |||
| Sarah Young | 2 | J4 | 7 | J1 | 3 | J5 | 2 | J4 | ||||||
| Seth Fregien | 3 | J5 | 6 | J8 | 4 | J6 | 1 | J3 | ||||||
| Solomon Cloutier | 4 | J6 | 8 | J2 | 5 | J1 | 2 | J4 | 1 | |||||
| Tony Baston | 5 | J7 | 3 | J5 | ||||||||||
| Tyler Hedlund | 6 | J8 | 4 | J6 | ||||||||||
| Tyler Johnson | 8 | J2 | 7 | J1 | 5 | J1 | 4 | J2 | 2 | J1 | 1 | J2 | 1 | |
| Tyler M. Nieminski | 7 | J1 | 5 | J7 | 6 | J2 | 1 | J3 | ||||||
| Tyler Patten | 1 | J3 | 1 | J3 | 1 | J3 | 1 | J2 | 1 | |||||
| Tyler Robinson | 2 | J4 | 2 | J4 | 2 | J4 | 3 | S1 | 1 | J2 | 2 | J1 | 1 | 1 |
| Virinch Pandari | 3 | J5 | 6 | J8 | ||||||||||
| Walker Welch | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| William Wigstrom Jr. | 4 | J6 | 2 | J4 | 2 | J4 | ||||||||
| Yusuf Ragab | 5 | J7 | 4 | J6 | 2 | J4 | 4 | J2 | 2 | J1 | 1 | |||
| Zach Calin | 5 | J7 | 5 | J7 | ||||||||||
| Zuemeng Vang | 7 | J1 |
This competition is being sponsored by TheCubicle.us and are providing the prizes for the competition for all Podiums for every event.
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We will also be having Jedrick Remonde selling puzzles at the competition. Make sure to check his table out if you are looking for some new puzzles.
We will be offering Pizza for Lunch at the competition for Saturday, May 12th. Competitors will be able to have 3 slices of Pizza at No Cost! Guests will also be able to purchase Pizza for $1 per slice.
I also want to point out that we will Not be allowing outside Food into the Legacy Ballroom.
Time limit
If you reach the time limit during your solve, the judge will stop you and your result will be DNF (see Regulation A1a4).
Cutoff
The result to beat to proceed to the second phase of a cutoff round (see Regulation 9g).
Format
The format describes how to determine the ranking of competitors based on their results. The list of allowed formats per event is described in Regulation 9b. See Regulation 9f for a description of each format.