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Michigan Mini 36 2025

Plymouth, Michigan · 13 October 2025 · 3 events · 31 competitors · 17 personal bests

Ryan Pilat won three of the three events (3×3, 6×6, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Ryan Pilat by 1.57 seconds. 31 competitors produced 17 personal bests, 8 of which still stand today, and six people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Ethan Smith took a 3×3 single of 1:06.42 down to 43.29, 35 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Ryan Pilat — 3×3, 6×6, 3×3 one-handed
1.57s
closest final — 3×3, Ryan Pilat over Ansel de Jong
17
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Ryan Pilat5.776.85
6×6Ryan Pilat1:35.331:37.99
3×3 one-handedRyan Pilat9.8912.15

The PB harvest

17 set · 8 still standing
  • Trenton Klaty — 3×3 single 8.00: into the top 2.8% of the event's history.
  • Trenton Klaty — 3×3 one-handed single 13.36: into the top 5.0% of the event's history.
  • Tyler Rose — 3×3 one-handed single 17.47: into the top 13.8% of the event's history.
  • Edison Ma Zhang — 6×6 single 2:21.67: into the top 21.3% of the event's history.
  • Trenton Klaty — 6×6 single 2:40.81: into the top 31.2% of the event's history.
  • Ryan Liu — 3×3 single 22.13: into the top 45.8% of the event's history.
  • Harrison Kaplunov — 3×3 single 23.02: into the top 48.0% of the event's history.
  • Ethan Smith — 3×3 single 43.29: into the top 80.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

Six people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 28,483 people who made their debut in 2025. 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 · 94 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. Ryan Pilat won it with a 6.85 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

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.