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Michigan Mini 8 2023

Plymouth, Michigan · 13 November 2023 · 3 events · 30 competitors · 23 personal bests

Ezra Shere won two of the three events (3×3, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Ezra Shere by 1.28 seconds. 30 competitors produced 23 personal bests, 7 of which still stand today, and four people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Doug Li took a Pyraminx single of 11.93 down to 6.00, 50 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Ezra Shere — 3×3, Pyraminx
1.28s
closest final — Pyraminx, Ezra Shere over Hunter Mackler
23
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Ezra Shere7.507.80
3×3 blindfoldedRence Leon1:22.17
PyraminxEzra Shere1.461.99

The PB harvest

23 set · 7 still standing
  • Ansel de Jong — Pyraminx single 3.43: into the top 5.2% of the event's history.
  • Ben Scheck — Pyraminx single 5.36: into the top 15.5% of the event's history.
  • Doug Li — Pyraminx single 6.00: into the top 20.0% of the event's history.
  • Rence Leon — 3×3 blindfolded single 1:21.62: into the top 20.1% of the event's history.
  • Kevin Devers — 3×3 single 14.76: into the top 23.6% of the event's history.
  • Zehcaria Still — 3×3 single 20.79: into the top 42.2% of the event's history.
  • Kevin Devers — 3×3 blindfolded single 2:43.20: into the top 47.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

Four 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

30 competitors · 91 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. Ezra Shere won it with a 7.80 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

30 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.