Competitions · United States

Michigan Cubing Club Alpha 2018

Ann Arbor, Michigan · 13 January 2018 · 7 events · 90 competitors · 100 personal bests

Mulun Yin (阴目仑) won two of the seven events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Mulun Yin (阴目仑) by 0.26 seconds. 90 competitors produced 100 personal bests, 26 of which still stand today, and 22 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Christopher Mester took a Skewb single of 22.34 down to 8.14, 64 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Mulun Yin (阴目仑) — 3×3, 3×3 one-handed

0.26s

closest final — 3×3, Mulun Yin (阴目仑) over Phillip Lewicki

100

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Mulun Yin (阴目仑)	7.73	8.31
5×5	Weixing Zhang (张炜星)	56.06	1:02.91
6×6	James Hildreth	1:59.51	2:03.70
7×7	James Hildreth	2:51.96	2:55.88
3×3 blindfolded	Mark Boyanowski	30.35	32.90
3×3 one-handed	Mulun Yin (阴目仑)	13.41	14.64
Skewb	Carter Kucala	2.84	3.58

The PB harvest

100 set · 26 still standing

John Coon — 3×3 single 6.84: into the top 1.2% of the event's history.
Lukas Brave — 3×3 single 7.71: into the top 2.3% of the event's history.
Draven Montpas — Skewb single 2.42: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
Evan Adams — Skewb single 2.74: into the top 3.8% of the event's history.
Lukas Brave — 3×3 one-handed single 12.89: into the top 4.2% of the event's history.
Carlos Perez-Hijar — Skewb single 3.36: into the top 6.9% of the event's history.
Zayden Zmyslo — Skewb single 3.56: into the top 8.1% of the event's history.
Jeffrey Draper — Skewb single 4.15: into the top 11.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

22 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

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

90 competitors · 361 results · 7 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. Mulun Yin (阴目仑) won it with a 8.31 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

90 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.