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Michigan Cubing Club Alpha 2015

Ann Arbor, Michigan · 31 January 2015 · 8 events · 70 competitors · 74 personal bests

Rami Sbahi won three of the eight events (3×3, Pyraminx, Skewb) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Rami Sbahi by 0.13 seconds. 70 competitors produced 74 personal bests, 14 of which still stand today, and 22 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Rami Sbahi set the Skewb average continental record: 3.49.

Three wins
Rami Sbahi — 3×3, Pyraminx, Skewb
0.13s
closest final — Pyraminx, Rami Sbahi over Julian David
74
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Rami Sbahi8.479.54
5×5Louis Cormier1:09.861:13.14
7×7Louis Cormier3:21.493:24.50
3×3 blindfoldedSreeram Venkatarao28.02
3×3 Fewest MovesMark Boyanowski30 moves
3×3 one-handedShreyas Talamakki15.8717.57
PyraminxRami Sbahi4.214.90
SkewbRami Sbahi2.603.49

The PB harvest

74 set · 14 still standing
  • Tyler Brodzinski — Skewb single 2.47: into the top 2.8% of the event's history.
  • Shreyas Talamakki — 3×3 single 9.00: into the top 4.9% of the event's history.
  • Lee Glendenning — Skewb single 4.68: into the top 15.8% of the event's history.
  • Jesse Lind — Pyraminx single 5.97: into the top 19.8% of the event's history.
  • Lee Glendenning — 3×3 one-handed single 20.52: into the top 21.9% of the event's history.
  • Braxton White — 3×3 single 16.22: into the top 28.5% of the event's history.
  • Jesse Lind — 3×3 single 16.88: into the top 30.6% of the event's history.
  • Ross Svensson-Hornbostel — 5×5 single 1:40.90: into the top 36.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

22 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 12,291 people who made their debut in 2015. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

70 competitors · 352 results · 8 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 9.54 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

70 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.