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Michigan Mini 10 2023

Plymouth, Michigan · 27 November 2023 · 3 events · 31 competitors · 18 personal bests

Nathan Dwyer won two of the three events (4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Ben Saperstein by 1.25 seconds. 31 competitors produced 18 personal bests, 3 of which still stand today, and six people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Brandon Michael Kszywonos took a 3×3 single of 10.28 down to 7.94, 23 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Nathan Dwyer — 4×4, 5×5
1.25s
closest final — 3×3, Ben Saperstein over Nathan Dwyer
18
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Ben Saperstein7.468.15
4×4Nathan Dwyer26.0032.60
5×5Nathan Dwyer58.231:03.20

The PB harvest

18 set · 3 still standing
  • Nathan Dwyer — 4×4 single 26.00: into the top 0.99% of the event's history.
  • Tigran Terterian — 4×4 single 58.13: into the top 34.5% of the event's history.
  • Beckett Andresen — 3×3 single 27.20: into the top 57.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

Six people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 37,591 people who made their debut in 2023. 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

31 competitors · 88 results · 3 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. Ben Saperstein won it with a 8.15 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

31 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.