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Michigan Mini 9 2023

Plymouth, Michigan · 20 November 2023 · 3 events · 31 competitors · 11 personal bests

Hunter Mackler won two of the three events (Megaminx, Square-1) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Quinn Lawson by 0.14 seconds. 31 competitors produced 11 personal bests, 3 of which still stand today, and ten people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Yusuf Ali Imami took a 3×3 single of 19.90 down to 12.40, 38 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Hunter Mackler — Megaminx, Square-1
0.14s
closest final — 3×3, Quinn Lawson over Elijah Layne
11
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Quinn Lawson9.6910.38
MegaminxHunter Mackler45.7357.18
Square-1Hunter Mackler11.2115.77

The PB harvest

11 set · 3 still standing

First-timers

Ten 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

31 competitors · 98 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. Quinn Lawson won it with a 10.38 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

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.