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Michigan Cubing Club Gamma 2018

Ann Arbor, Michigan · 17 June 2018 · 6 events · 68 competitors · 52 personal bests

James Hildreth won two of the six events (6×6, 7×7) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Rami Sbahi by 0.00 seconds. 68 competitors produced 52 personal bests, 10 of which still stand today, and 20 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Evan McDonnell took a 3×3 single of 39.62 down to 16.26, 59 percent better in one day.

Two wins
James Hildreth — 6×6, 7×7
0.00s
closest final — Skewb, Rami Sbahi over Jack Manzo
52
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Blake Thompson6.186.75
5×5Phillip Lewicki56.5059.42
6×6James Hildreth2:00.212:06.55
7×7James Hildreth3:11.993:20.45
3×3 blindfoldedRami Sbahi56.92
SkewbRami Sbahi3.554.75

The PB harvest

52 set · 10 still standing
  • Benjamin Pugh — Skewb single 3.10: into the top 5.5% of the event's history.
  • Patrick Duleba — Skewb single 3.98: into the top 10.8% of the event's history.
  • Allen Gustrowsky — 5×5 single 1:12.91: into the top 13.7% of the event's history.
  • Rami Sbahi — 6×6 single 2:13.59: into the top 17.1% of the event's history.
  • Allen Gustrowsky — 6×6 single 2:15.27: into the top 18.1% of the event's history.
  • Evan Garcia-Guzman — 3×3 single 16.87: into the top 30.6% of the event's history.
  • Matthew Hagen — Skewb single 6.78: into the top 31.9% of the event's history.
  • Jeremy Filar — 3×3 single 19.97: into the top 39.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

20 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

68 competitors · 247 results · 6 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 6.75 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

68 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.