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Michigan 2019

Ann Arbor, Michigan · 9 August 2019 · 18 events · 102 competitors · 180 personal bests

Stanley Chapel won eight of the 18 events (2×2, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Chris Chi by 0.13 seconds. 102 competitors produced 180 personal bests, 77 of which still stand today, and 14 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Dalton Nichols took a Square-1 single of 1:58.19 down to 35.18, 70 percent better in one day.

Eight wins
Stanley Chapel — 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, 3×3 blindfolded, 4×4 blindfolded, 3×3 with feet
0.13s
closest final — Skewb, Chris Chi over Stanley Chapel
180
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Krish Shah-Nathwani6.727.93
2×2Stanley Chapel1.451.75
4×4Stanley Chapel28.9931.48
5×5Stanley Chapel53.6655.69
6×6Stanley Chapel1:49.921:54.91
7×7Stanley Chapel2:33.942:35.79
3×3 blindfoldedStanley Chapel22.01—
3×3 Fewest MovesChris Chi23 moves25.00
3×3 one-handedRyan Wu12.2414.64
ClockJoshua Feran5.816.58
MegaminxRyan Wu47.8549.86
PyraminxKrish Shah-Nathwani2.292.81
SkewbChris Chi2.804.01
Square-1Chris Chi8.929.69
4×4 blindfoldedStanley Chapel1:27.33—
5×5 blindfoldedJoshua Feran——
3×3 Multi-BlindMark Boyanowski46 of 52 cubes · 58:34—
3×3 with feetStanley Chapel30.9734.79

The PB harvest

180 set · 77 still standing
  • David Lin — 3×3 single 7.93: into the top 2.7% of the event's history.
  • Varun Yalavarthi — 2×2 single 1.86: into the top 3.9% of the event's history.
  • Ella Wu — 3×3 single 9.55: into the top 6.2% of the event's history.
  • Varun Yalavarthi — Skewb single 3.64: into the top 8.6% of the event's history.
  • Ethan Hardy — 3×3 single 10.90: into the top 10.2% of the event's history.
  • Ella Wu — 2×2 single 2.72: into the top 11.1% of the event's history.
  • Keith Kozma — 2×2 single 2.76: into the top 11.6% of the event's history.
  • Rob Duquette — 3×3 single 11.71: into the top 12.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

14 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 27,871 people who made their debut in 2019. 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

102 competitors · 881 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. Krish Shah-Nathwani 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.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

102 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.