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Michigan May Madness 2014

Ann Arbor, Michigan · 10 May 2014 · 8 events · 73 competitors · 63 personal bests

Rami Sbahi won five of the eight events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Rami Sbahi by 0.03 seconds. 73 competitors produced 63 personal bests, 7 of which still stand today, and 33 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Rami Sbahi set the 2×2 average world record: 1.69.

Five wins
Rami Sbahi — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 3×3 blindfolded, Megaminx
0.03s
closest final — 3×3, Rami Sbahi over Phillip Lewicki
63
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Rami Sbahi9.029.94
2×2Rami Sbahi2.013.30
4×4Rami Sbahi39.2243.56
5×5James Hildreth1:26.691:32.38
3×3 blindfoldedRami Sbahi2:01.87
ClockKit Clement6.937.74
MegaminxRami Sbahi1:02.261:05.28
Square-1Nathan Dwyer12.1014.74

The PB harvest

63 set · 7 still standing
  • Brennan Harkema — 2×2 single 3.38: into the top 18.7% of the event's history.
  • Drew Olsen — 2×2 single 5.69: into the top 47.5% of the event's history.
  • Andrew Steinke — 3×3 single 24.33: into the top 51.1% of the event's history.
  • Andrew Steinke — 2×2 single 6.27: into the top 53.6% of the event's history.
  • Cole Laven — 3×3 single 25.49: into the top 53.7% of the event's history.
  • Brian Harms — 2×2 single 6.69: into the top 57.8% of the event's history.
  • Tyler Koenig — 3×3 single 45.09: into the top 82.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

33 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 9,275 people who made their debut in 2014. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

73 competitors · 279 results · 8 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. Rami Sbahi won it with a 9.94 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

73 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.