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Michigan 2017

Ann Arbor, Michigan · 19 August 2017 · 17 events · 193 competitors · 322 personal bests

Daniel Rose-Levine won four of the 17 events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed, Skewb) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Daniel Rose-Levine by 0.03 seconds. 193 competitors produced 322 personal bests, 96 of which still stand today, and 58 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Rami Sbahi set the 2×2 average world record: 1.45.

Four wins
Daniel Rose-Levine — 3×3, 3×3 one-handed, Skewb, Square-1
0.03s
closest final — 3×3 one-handed, Daniel Rose-Levine over Bill Wang
322
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Daniel Rose-Levine6.837.75
2×2Rami Sbahi1.411.45
4×4Bill Wang25.0928.29
5×5Bill Wang53.4854.99
6×6Weixing Zhang (张炜星)2:01.522:10.26
7×7James Hildreth2:52.993:01.24
3×3 blindfoldedBill Wang30.56—
3×3 Fewest MovesMark Boyanowski23 moves27.33
3×3 one-handedDaniel Rose-Levine11.1512.94
ClockJoshua Feran6.498.45
MegaminxRami Sbahi45.1946.68
PyraminxDrew Brads2.213.09
SkewbDaniel Rose-Levine2.452.88
Square-1Daniel Rose-Levine9.8211.70
4×4 blindfoldedStanley Chapel3:01.67—
5×5 blindfoldedMark Boyanowski6:45.40—
3×3 Multi-BlindMark Boyanowski32 of 40 cubes · 1:00:00—

The PB harvest

322 set · 96 still standing
  • Drew Brads — 3×3 one-handed single 8.24: into the top 0.25% of the event's history.
  • Drew Brads — Skewb single 1.84: into the top 0.99% of the event's history.
  • Joshua Feran — Pyraminx single 1.99: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
  • Allen Gustrowsky — Pyraminx single 2.54: into the top 2.3% of the event's history.
  • Allen Gustrowsky — Skewb single 3.23: into the top 6.2% of the event's history.
  • Bryan Funk — Skewb single 3.39: into the top 7.1% of the event's history.
  • Ben Zoller — Pyraminx single 3.96: into the top 7.5% of the event's history.
  • Brandon Rainey — 2×2 single 2.44: into the top 8.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

58 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

4 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

193 competitors · 1207 results · 17 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. Daniel Rose-Levine won it with a 7.75 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

193 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.