Competitions · United States

Michigan Cubing Club Beta 2018

Ann Arbor, Michigan · 3 March 2018 · 9 events · 139 competitors · 157 personal bests

Phillip Lewicki won two of the nine events (3×3, Megaminx) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Yuyang Zhen (甄禹扬) by 0.21 seconds. 139 competitors produced 157 personal bests, 59 of which still stand today, and 39 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Christopher Mester took a 2×2 single of 6.36 down to 1.78, 72 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Phillip Lewicki — 3×3, Megaminx

0.21s

closest final — 2×2, Yuyang Zhen (甄禹扬) over Stanley Chapel

157

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Phillip Lewicki	7.20	8.29
2×2	Yuyang Zhen (甄禹扬)	2.10	2.43
4×4	Weixing Zhang (张炜星)	29.14	33.02
3×3 Fewest Moves	Mark Boyanowski	24 moves	25.00
Megaminx	Phillip Lewicki	48.96	57.37
Pyraminx	Steven Wintringham	2.96	3.90
Square-1	Stanley Chapel	10.89	12.73
4×4 blindfolded	Stanley Chapel	2:35.22	—
3×3 Multi-Blind	Mark Boyanowski	27 of 46 cubes · 1:00:00	—

The PB harvest

157 set · 59 still standing

Christopher Mester — 2×2 single 1.78: into the top 3.5% of the event's history.
Ivan Krueger — Pyraminx single 3.05: into the top 3.8% of the event's history.
Lucas Neufeld — 2×2 single 1.97: into the top 4.5% of the event's history.
Josiah Wilson — Pyraminx single 3.61: into the top 5.9% of the event's history.
Matthew Hagen — 3×3 single 9.93: into the top 7.3% of the event's history.
Patrick Duleba — 2×2 single 2.43: into the top 8.2% of the event's history.
Patrick Duleba — Pyraminx single 4.15: into the top 8.4% of the event's history.
Lucas Neufeld — 3×3 single 11.34: into the top 11.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

39 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,076 people who made their debut in 2018. 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 · 603 results · 9 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. Phillip Lewicki won it with a 8.29 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

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.