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Michigan Cubing Club Alpha 2017

Ann Arbor, Michigan · 21 January 2017 · 11 events · 107 competitors · 128 personal bests

Blake Thompson won two of the eleven events (3×3, Square-1) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Blake Thompson by 0.08 seconds. 107 competitors produced 128 personal bests, 36 of which still stand today, and 37 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Seth Rowell took a 6×6 single of 9:05.51 down to 4:12.64, 54 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Blake Thompson — 3×3, Square-1
0.08s
closest final — 3×3, Blake Thompson over Rami Sbahi
128
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Blake Thompson8.449.02
4×4Rami Sbahi33.4036.06
6×6James Hildreth2:02.122:11.54
3×3 Fewest MovesMark Boyanowski25 moves26.67
3×3 one-handedConnor Kempf13.6816.50
ClockJoshua Feran7.088.27
MegaminxRami Sbahi49.9352.86
Square-1Blake Thompson13.0015.56
5×5 blindfoldedStanley Chapel11:29.00—
3×3 Multi-BlindMark Boyanowski27 of 42 cubes · 1:00:02—
3×3 with feetNathaniel Gee46.301:02.03

The PB harvest

128 set · 36 still standing
  • Carson Davis — 3×3 single 6.12: into the top 0.56% of the event's history.
  • Jack Haviland — 3×3 single 9.05: into the top 5.0% of the event's history.
  • Ian Swain — 3×3 single 9.51: into the top 6.1% of the event's history.
  • Zachary Friedman — 3×3 one-handed single 14.33: into the top 6.7% of the event's history.
  • Liam Wickett — 3×3 one-handed single 19.89: into the top 20.2% of the event's history.
  • Joey Parinello — 3×3 single 14.77: into the top 23.6% of the event's history.
  • Kyle Eller — 3×3 single 15.15: into the top 24.9% of the event's history.
  • Liam Wickett — Clock single 10.20: into the top 26.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

37 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 23,482 people who made their debut in 2017. 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

107 competitors · 483 results · 11 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. Blake Thompson won it with a 9.02 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

107 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.