Competitions · United States

Michigan Cubing Club Gamma 2016

Commerce Township, Michigan · 5 November 2016 · 6 events · 81 competitors · 86 personal bests

Blake Thompson won two of the six events (3×3, Square-1) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Blake Thompson by 0.30 seconds. 81 competitors produced 86 personal bests, 22 of which still stand today, and 22 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Stanley Chapel took a Square-1 single of 59.29 down to 19.28, 67 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Blake Thompson — 3×3, Square-1

0.30s

closest final — 3×3, Blake Thompson over Phillip Lewicki

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Blake Thompson	8.06	8.29
4×4	Jonathan Esparaz	32.32	34.72
3×3 one-handed	Jonathan Esparaz	13.37	14.68
Megaminx	Andy Denney	46.73	51.52
Square-1	Blake Thompson	9.59	12.21
3×3 Multi-Blind	Mark Boyanowski	34 of 40 cubes · 55:36	—

The PB harvest

86 set · 22 still standing

Michael McCarty — 3×3 single 9.73: into the top 6.7% of the event's history.
Jonathan Esparaz — Square-1 single 11.54: into the top 8.9% of the event's history.
Preston Nguyen — 3×3 one-handed single 16.37: into the top 11.1% of the event's history.
Ethan Amiot — 3×3 one-handed single 17.71: into the top 14.3% of the event's history.
Christopher Knebel — 3×3 single 12.22: into the top 14.7% of the event's history.
Liam Wickett — Square-1 single 14.84: into the top 16.1% of the event's history.
Shane Karas — 3×3 single 13.24: into the top 18.3% of the event's history.
Ethan Semelbauer — 3×3 single 14.20: into the top 21.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

22 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

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

81 competitors · 343 results · 6 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 8.29 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

81 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.