Competitions · United States

Michigan Cubing Club Gamma 2017

Ann Arbor, Michigan · 25 June 2017 · 7 events · 96 competitors · 60 personal bests

Walker Welch won two of the seven events (2×2, 3×3 Fewest Moves) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Walker Welch by 0.33 seconds. 96 competitors produced 60 personal bests, 18 of which still stand today, and 24 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Landyn Bisard took a 2×2 single of 11.92 down to 6.15, 48 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Walker Welch — 2×2, 3×3 Fewest Moves

0.33s

closest final — 2×2, Walker Welch over Christopher Olson

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Blake Thompson	6.93	8.09
2×2	Walker Welch	2.46	2.78
5×5	Phillip Lewicki	1:02.86	1:06.59
7×7	James Hildreth	3:03.03	3:09.61
3×3 blindfolded	Mark Boyanowski	31.67	—
3×3 Fewest Moves	Walker Welch	28 moves	—
Clock	Joshua Feran	6.30	7.16

The PB harvest

60 set · 18 still standing

Phillip Lewicki — 2×2 single 1.13: into the top 0.85% of the event's history.
Walker Welch — 3×3 single 6.80: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
Jonathon Esbri — 3×3 single 9.20: into the top 5.3% of the event's history.
Andy Liu — 2×2 single 2.21: into the top 6.3% of the event's history.
Draven Montpas — 3×3 single 11.32: into the top 11.5% of the event's history.
Jeremy Kruman — 2×2 single 3.06: into the top 14.9% of the event's history.
Draven Montpas — Clock single 8.73: into the top 18.6% of the event's history.
Mikey Burns — 2×2 single 3.45: into the top 19.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

24 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

96 competitors · 328 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. Blake Thompson won it with a 8.09 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

96 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.