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Michigan Mini 24 2024

Plymouth, Michigan · 21 October 2024 · 3 events · 23 competitors · 13 personal bests

Blake Thompson won the 3×3 with a 7.89 and the closest final was the 5×5, won by Daniel Pavelich by 0.40 seconds. 23 competitors produced 13 personal bests, 7 of which still stand today, and one people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Brian Dumouchelle took a 5×5 single of 2:41.56 down to 1:55.17, 29 percent better in one day.

3
events decided
0.40s
closest final — 5×5, Daniel Pavelich over Ansel de Jong
13
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Blake Thompson7.577.89
5×5Daniel Pavelich1:04.031:08.42
6×6James Hildreth1:52.172:01.27

The PB harvest

13 set · 7 still standing
  • Ankit Sanjel — 3×3 single 8.68: into the top 4.1% of the event's history.
  • Tyler Farr — 5×5 single 1:16.25: into the top 16.3% of the event's history.
  • Ankit Sanjel — 5×5 single 1:17.76: into the top 17.4% of the event's history.
  • Owen B. Hakala — 3×3 single 13.76: into the top 20.1% of the event's history.
  • Edie Kupetz — 3×3 single 22.16: into the top 45.9% of the event's history.
  • Doug Li — 5×5 single 1:55.02: into the top 46.0% of the event's history.
  • Brian Dumouchelle — 5×5 single 1:55.17: into the top 46.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

One person 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

23 competitors · 86 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. Blake Thompson won it with a 7.89 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

23 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.