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Michigan Mini 39 2026

Plymouth, Michigan · 19 March 2026 · 3 events · 35 competitors · 33 personal bests

Edison Ma Zhang won the 3×3 with a 8.96 and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Yuxuan Chen by 0.22 seconds. 35 competitors produced 33 personal bests, 24 of which still stand today, and ten people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Jackson VanPatten took a 3×3 one-handed single of 1:09.20 down to 32.61, 53 percent better in one day.

3
events decided
0.22s
closest final — 3×3 one-handed, Yuxuan Chen over Edison Ma Zhang
33
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Edison Ma Zhang7.648.96
3×3 one-handedYuxuan Chen14.6119.05
MegaminxElijah Layne41.7045.77

The PB harvest

33 set · 24 still standing
  • Louis Zettelmaier — 3×3 single 9.99: into the top 7.4% of the event's history.
  • Jacob Curtis — 3×3 single 10.24: into the top 8.2% of the event's history.
  • Edison Ma Zhang — 3×3 one-handed single 15.30: into the top 8.8% of the event's history.
  • Lucas Hermiz — 3×3 single 10.97: into the top 10.4% of the event's history.
  • Edison Ma Zhang — Megaminx single 1:02.41: into the top 11.3% of the event's history.
  • Ryan Dunning — 3×3 single 12.12: into the top 14.3% of the event's history.
  • Wesley Barwinski — Megaminx single 1:13.98: into the top 18.0% of the event's history.
  • Arnav Patel — 3×3 single 13.84: into the top 20.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

Ten people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 18,546 people who made their debut in 2026. 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

35 competitors · 114 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. Edison Ma Zhang won it with a 8.96 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

35 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.