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Michigan 2014

Ann Arbor, Michigan · 12 July 2014 · 14 events · 74 competitors · 128 personal bests

Rami Sbahi won three of the 14 events (2×2, Pyraminx, Skewb) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Thompson Clarke by 0.10 seconds. 74 competitors produced 128 personal bests, 27 of which still stand today, and 23 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Lucas Etter set the 2×2 average world record: 1.69.

Three wins
Rami Sbahi — 2×2, Pyraminx, Skewb
0.10s
closest final — 3×3 one-handed, Thompson Clarke over Lucas Etter
128
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Lucas Etter7.758.84
2×2Rami Sbahi1.802.04
4×4Lucas Etter35.2236.57
5×5James Hildreth1:20.311:26.66
7×7John Brechon3:09.633:22.01
3×3 blindfoldedCorey Sakowski1:03.721:10.01
3×3 Fewest MovesJohn Brechon28 moves32.33
3×3 one-handedThompson Clarke10.9115.94
ClockKit Clement7.649.07
PyraminxRami Sbahi3.454.52
SkewbRami Sbahi4.945.51
Square-1Nathan Dwyer12.7718.26
5×5 blindfoldedMike Hughey13:35.00—
3×3 Multi-BlindNathan Dwyer2 of 2 cubes · 9:33—

The PB harvest

128 set · 27 still standing
  • Thompson Clarke — 3×3 one-handed single 10.91: into the top 1.8% of the event's history.
  • Ben Zoller — 2×2 single 2.06: into the top 5.2% of the event's history.
  • John Brechon — Skewb single 3.41: into the top 7.2% of the event's history.
  • Jack Haviland — 2×2 single 2.54: into the top 9.3% of the event's history.
  • John Brechon — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 28 moves: into the top 9.9% of the event's history.
  • Shreyas Talamakki — Pyraminx single 4.83: into the top 12.1% of the event's history.
  • Logan McGraw — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 33 moves: into the top 23.4% of the event's history.
  • Eric Limeback — Clock single 10.03: into the top 25.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

23 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 9,275 people who made their debut in 2014. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

5 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

74 competitors · 573 results · 14 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. Lucas Etter won it with a 8.84 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

74 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.