Competitions · United States

Michigan 2016

Ann Arbor, Michigan · 13 August 2016 · 18 events · 205 competitors · 250 personal bests

Rami Sbahi won five of the 18 events (3×3, 2×2, Megaminx) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Rami Sbahi by 0.02 seconds. 205 competitors produced 250 personal bests, 81 of which still stand today, and 56 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Jayden McNeill set the 3×3 with feet single continental record: 48.01.

Five wins

Rami Sbahi — 3×3, 2×2, Megaminx, Pyraminx, 3×3 with feet

0.02s

closest final — 2×2, Rami Sbahi over Bill Wang

250

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Rami Sbahi	6.57	7.93
2×2	Rami Sbahi	1.39	2.04
4×4	Bill Wang	29.31	32.27
5×5	Bill Wang	57.86	1:03.66
6×6	John Brechon	2:01.42	2:09.81
7×7	John Brechon	3:04.57	3:13.59
3×3 blindfolded	Sreeram Venkatarao	31.18	—
3×3 Fewest Moves	Mark Boyanowski	23 moves	26.00
3×3 one-handed	Antoine Cantin	10.66	11.47
Clock	Joshua Feran	5.71	6.29
Megaminx	Rami Sbahi	59.22	59.99
Pyraminx	Rami Sbahi	2.74	4.50
Skewb	Kennan LeJeune	3.46	4.41
Square-1	Jayden McNeill	9.64	11.13
4×4 blindfolded	Bill Wang	2:32.14	—
5×5 blindfolded	Bill Wang	7:06.48	—
3×3 Multi-Blind	Mark Boyanowski	29 of 39 cubes · 1:00:00	—
3×3 with feet	Rami Sbahi	34.73	42.82

The PB harvest

250 set · 81 still standing

Hunter Kasravi — 3×3 single 10.03: into the top 7.5% of the event's history.
Michael McCarty — 2×2 single 2.63: into the top 10.2% of the event's history.
David Nguyen — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 29 moves: into the top 12.2% of the event's history.
Rob Duquette — 2×2 single 2.99: into the top 14.1% of the event's history.
Justin Friedel — 2×2 single 3.05: into the top 14.8% of the event's history.
Arjun Prasad — 3×3 single 12.63: into the top 16.1% of the event's history.
Kennan LeJeune — Clock single 8.20: into the top 16.2% of the event's history.
Sarah Strong — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 31 moves: into the top 17.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

56 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

7 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

205 competitors · 1272 results · 18 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. Rami Sbahi won it with a 7.93 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

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solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

205 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.