Competitions · United States

Michigan Cubing Club Alpha 2020

Ann Arbor, Michigan · 22 February 2020 · 13 events · 139 competitors · 226 personal bests

Stanley Chapel won six of the 13 events (2×2, 5×5, 7×7) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Stanley Chapel by 0.02 seconds. 139 competitors produced 226 personal bests, 83 of which still stand today, and 31 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Benjamin Tatis took a 3×3 single of 59.65 down to 19.78, 67 percent better in one day.

Six wins

Stanley Chapel — 2×2, 5×5, 7×7, 3×3 blindfolded, Clock, 3×3 Multi-Blind

0.02s

closest final — 2×2, Stanley Chapel over Daniel Karnaukh

226

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Luke Garrett	5.88	7.87
2×2	Stanley Chapel	1.07	1.74
5×5	Stanley Chapel	56.39	1:00.48
6×6	Henry Lichner	1:59.76	2:04.62
7×7	Stanley Chapel	2:46.73	2:59.22
3×3 blindfolded	Stanley Chapel	19.03	—
3×3 one-handed	Luke Garrett	11.19	11.76
Clock	Stanley Chapel	4.61	5.57
Megaminx	John Gaynor	50.97	53.35
Pyraminx	John Gaynor	1.63	2.41
Skewb	Henry Lichner	2.79	4.02
Square-1	Daniel Karnaukh	5.85	8.68
3×3 Multi-Blind	Stanley Chapel	46 of 51 cubes · 59:02	—

The PB harvest

226 set · 83 still standing

Jared Astrof — 2×2 single 1.89: into the top 4.1% of the event's history.
Timothy Townley — 3×3 single 8.84: into the top 4.5% of the event's history.
Samuel Weber — 2×2 single 1.97: into the top 4.5% of the event's history.
Leo Higgins — 2×2 single 2.00: into the top 4.7% of the event's history.
Grant Belanger — 2×2 single 2.08: into the top 5.3% of the event's history.
Frank Rhoades — 3×3 single 9.50: into the top 6.1% of the event's history.
Justin Hu — 3×3 single 9.85: into the top 7.0% of the event's history.
Mark Boyanowski — 2×2 single 2.47: into the top 8.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

31 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 4,608 people who made their debut in 2020. 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

139 competitors · 1015 results · 13 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. Luke Garrett won it with a 7.87 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

139 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.