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Michigan 2018

Ann Arbor, Michigan · 10 August 2018 · 17 events · 120 competitors · 203 personal bests

Stanley Chapel won seven of the 17 events (5×5, 3×3 blindfolded, Clock) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Mason Langenderfer by 0.02 seconds. 120 competitors produced 203 personal bests, 74 of which still stand today, and 23 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Husain Khuraibet set the Skewb single national record: 14.90.

Seven wins
Stanley Chapel — 5×5, 3×3 blindfolded, Clock, Square-1, 4×4 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind
0.02s
closest final — Skewb, Mason Langenderfer over Drew Brads
203
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Rami Sbahi6.797.88
2×2Rami Sbahi1.211.56
4×4Max Xiong (熊锐明)30.6833.81
5×5Stanley Chapel52.671:00.18
6×6Max Xiong (熊锐明)1:34.581:39.98
7×7Max Xiong (熊锐明)2:16.272:16.55
3×3 blindfoldedStanley Chapel21.81—
3×3 Fewest MovesMark Boyanowski25 moves25.00
3×3 one-handedTanzer Balimtas12.8613.53
ClockStanley Chapel5.996.80
MegaminxAndy Denney38.0142.64
PyraminxDrew Brads2.312.66
SkewbMason Langenderfer2.753.81
Square-1Stanley Chapel8.7511.28
4×4 blindfoldedStanley Chapel1:57.29—
5×5 blindfoldedStanley Chapel3:47.94—
3×3 Multi-BlindStanley Chapel22 of 25 cubes · 51:23—

The PB harvest

203 set · 74 still standing
  • Benjamin Pugh — Pyraminx single 2.76: into the top 2.9% of the event's history.
  • Allen Gustrowsky — 3×3 single 8.32: into the top 3.4% of the event's history.
  • Robert Kelly — 3×3 single 9.09: into the top 5.1% of the event's history.
  • Allen Gustrowsky — 2×2 single 2.10: into the top 5.4% of the event's history.
  • Carlos Perez-Hijar — 3×3 single 9.40: into the top 5.8% of the event's history.
  • Lukas Brave — 2×2 single 2.43: into the top 8.2% of the event's history.
  • Jonah Santa Maria — Skewb single 3.64: into the top 8.6% of the event's history.
  • Husain Khuraibet — 2×2 single 2.73: into the top 11.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

23 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,076 people who made their debut in 2018. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

120 competitors · 912 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. Rami Sbahi won it with a 7.88 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

120 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.