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Michigan Cubing Club Beta 2016

Ann Arbor, Michigan · 14 May 2016 · 11 events · 98 competitors · 84 personal bests

Andy Denney won two of the eleven events (3×3, Megaminx) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Andy Denney by 0.22 seconds. 98 competitors produced 84 personal bests, 19 of which still stand today, and 36 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Caleb Ashley took a 3×3 single of 51.94 down to 22.19, 57 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Andy Denney — 3×3, Megaminx
0.22s
closest final — 3×3, Andy Denney over Blake Thompson
84
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Andy Denney6.878.18
4×4Blake Thompson35.9037.62
6×6James Hildreth2:05.452:10.24
7×7James Hildreth3:18.753:33.60
3×3 blindfoldedBrandon Satterstrom1:13.54—
3×3 one-handedThompson Clarke12.7214.94
ClockJoshua Feran7.148.23
MegaminxAndy Denney49.9351.76
PyraminxJoshua Feran3.124.63
Square-1Blake Thompson13.4218.05
3×3 Multi-BlindMark Boyanowski28 of 36 cubes · 1:00:00—

The PB harvest

84 set · 19 still standing
  • Ryan DeLine — Clock single 7.28: into the top 12.1% of the event's history.
  • Marco Cabrera — Pyraminx single 5.86: into the top 18.9% of the event's history.
  • Chuchu Houle — Pyraminx single 5.87: into the top 19.0% of the event's history.
  • Ben Zoller — 3×3 Multi-Blind single 10 of 11 cubes · 54:58: into the top 20.4% of the event's history.
  • Stefahn Lee-Backus — 3×3 single 14.06: into the top 21.2% of the event's history.
  • Ben Iorio — 3×3 single 14.26: into the top 21.9% of the event's history.
  • Will Stuligross — Pyraminx single 7.35: into the top 30.8% of the event's history.
  • Thompson Clarke — Square-1 single 23.14: into the top 35.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

36 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 17,946 people who made their debut in 2016. 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

98 competitors · 553 results · 11 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. Andy Denney won it with a 8.18 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

98 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.