Competitions · United States

Michigan Cubing Club Alpha 2022

Ann Arbor, Michigan · 18 June 2022 · 7 events · 73 competitors · 83 personal bests

Jack Pfeifer won two of the seven events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 4×4, won by Stanley Chapel by 0.07 seconds. 73 competitors produced 83 personal bests, 24 of which still stand today, and 17 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Leo Serra took a Skewb single of 19.63 down to 5.59, 72 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Jack Pfeifer — 3×3, 3×3 one-handed

0.07s

closest final — 4×4, Stanley Chapel over Jack Pfeifer

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Jack Pfeifer	6.90	7.53
4×4	Stanley Chapel	26.61	29.94
3×3 blindfolded	Stanley Chapel	18.06	—
3×3 one-handed	Jack Pfeifer	11.64	13.10
Megaminx	Phillip Lewicki	38.43	41.94
Skewb	Zayn Khanani	1.89	2.14
Square-1	Hassan Khanani	6.12	9.46

The PB harvest

83 set · 24 still standing

Daniel Pavelich — Skewb single 2.18: into the top 1.9% of the event's history.
Braden Richards — Megaminx single 45.60: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.
Chandler Webb — 3×3 single 9.99: into the top 7.4% of the event's history.
Steve Greer — 4×4 single 36.57: into the top 8.2% of the event's history.
Benjamin Stensen — 3×3 single 11.05: into the top 10.6% of the event's history.
Zachary Giesken — 4×4 single 38.97: into the top 10.9% of the event's history.
Jason Zeng — 3×3 single 11.19: into the top 11.1% of the event's history.
Natapong Kanema — Skewb single 4.81: into the top 16.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

17 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,245 people who made their debut in 2022. 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

73 competitors · 371 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. Jack Pfeifer won it with a 7.53 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

73 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.