Competitions · United States

Michigan Cubing Club Alpha 2019

Ann Arbor, Michigan · 20 January 2019 · 8 events · 88 competitors · 93 personal bests

Luke Van Laningham won three of the eight events (2×2, 3×3 one-handed, Skewb) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Blake Thompson by 0.00 seconds. 88 competitors produced 93 personal bests, 28 of which still stand today, and 20 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Mason Bellinger took a 2×2 single of 19.94 down to 6.23, 69 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Luke Van Laningham — 2×2, 3×3 one-handed, Skewb

0.00s

closest final — 3×3, Blake Thompson over Phillip Lewicki

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Blake Thompson	6.86	8.22
2×2	Luke Van Laningham	1.62	1.91
5×5	Phillip Lewicki	55.18	57.95
6×6	James Hildreth	2:02.67	2:04.99
3×3 blindfolded	Stanley Chapel	22.90	30.00
3×3 one-handed	Luke Van Laningham	12.97	14.87
Skewb	Luke Van Laningham	2.91	3.26
3×3 with feet	Stanley Chapel	36.00	42.32

The PB harvest

93 set · 28 still standing

Sydney Weaver — 5×5 single 1:07.87: into the top 10.2% of the event's history.
Oliver Loerwald — 2×2 single 3.12: into the top 15.6% of the event's history.
Logan Robenault — 3×3 single 12.84: into the top 16.9% of the event's history.
Josh Myers — 3×3 one-handed single 18.73: into the top 17.0% of the event's history.
Jake Tompkins — 2×2 single 3.34: into the top 18.3% of the event's history.
Oliver Loerwald — 3×3 single 13.35: into the top 18.7% of the event's history.
Ayden Boensch — 3×3 single 14.73: into the top 23.5% of the event's history.
Max Varverakis — 3×3 single 14.82: into the top 23.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

20 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

88 competitors · 381 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. Blake Thompson won it with a 8.22 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

88 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.