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Michigan Cubing Club Beta 2017

Ann Arbor, Michigan · 18 March 2017 · 10 events · 100 competitors · 141 personal bests

Blake Thompson won four of the ten events (3×3, 2×2, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Blake Thompson by 0.22 seconds. 100 competitors produced 141 personal bests, 39 of which still stand today, and 23 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Taha Gabr took a Skewb single of 13.40 down to 3.89, 71 percent better in one day.

Four wins
Blake Thompson — 3×3, 2×2, Pyraminx, Skewb
0.22s
closest final — 2×2, Blake Thompson over Steven Wang
141
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Blake Thompson7.217.70
2×2Blake Thompson2.463.14
5×5James Hildreth1:06.281:13.60
7×7James Hildreth3:03.493:11.00
3×3 blindfoldedStanley Chapel37.13—
3×3 Fewest MovesMark Boyanowski26 moves26.67
3×3 one-handedConnor Kempf16.4417.13
PyraminxBlake Thompson3.284.97
SkewbBlake Thompson3.704.72
4×4 blindfoldedStanley Chapel4:06.28—

The PB harvest

141 set · 39 still standing
  • Steven Wang — 2×2 single 2.35: into the top 7.5% of the event's history.
  • Taha Gabr — Skewb single 3.89: into the top 10.1% of the event's history.
  • Kyle Miller — Skewb single 3.96: into the top 10.6% of the event's history.
  • Zachary Friedman — Skewb single 3.98: into the top 10.8% of the event's history.
  • Brandon Gustrowsky — 3×3 single 11.97: into the top 13.8% of the event's history.
  • John Coon — Pyraminx single 5.35: into the top 15.4% of the event's history.
  • Cole Bradley — 3×3 one-handed single 19.52: into the top 19.2% of the event's history.
  • Evan Scott — 3×3 single 13.94: into the top 20.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

23 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 23,482 people who made their debut in 2017. 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

100 competitors · 516 results · 10 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 7.70 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

100 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.