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Michigan Mini 18 2024

Plymouth, Michigan · 22 April 2024 · 3 events · 32 competitors · 26 personal bests

Henri Gerber won two of the three events (3×3, 5×5) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Henri Gerber by 0.83 seconds. 32 competitors produced 26 personal bests, 9 of which still stand today, and two people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Thomas Grahor took a Clock single of 5.49 down to 3.20, 42 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Henri Gerber — 3×3, 5×5
0.83s
closest final — 3×3, Henri Gerber over Caleb Lalik
26
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Henri Gerber6.798.42
5×5Henri Gerber53.5456.86
ClockThomas Grahor4.014.14

The PB harvest

26 set · 9 still standing
  • Keenan Darkins — 5×5 single 1:18.05: into the top 17.6% of the event's history.
  • Tyler Rose — 5×5 single 1:29.21: into the top 26.6% of the event's history.
  • Stuart Sobeske — 3×3 single 20.02: into the top 40.0% of the event's history.
  • Zachary Pollock — 5×5 single 1:48.02: into the top 41.2% of the event's history.
  • Oliver Fick — 3×3 single 23.65: into the top 49.5% of the event's history.
  • Augustin Kowatch — 3×3 single 27.66: into the top 58.2% of the event's history.
  • Ethan Pemberton — 3×3 single 31.20: into the top 64.6% of the event's history.
  • Stuart Sobeske — 5×5 single 3:01.07: into the top 78.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

Two people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 32,954 people who made their debut in 2024. 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

32 competitors · 121 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. Henri Gerber won it with a 8.42 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

32 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.