Competitions · United States
Michigan Mystery 2014
Ann Arbor, Michigan · 22 November 2014 · 9 events · 61 competitors · 68 personal bests
Evan Liu won three of the nine events (4×4, Clock, Megaminx) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Nathan Dwyer by 0.04 seconds. 61 competitors produced 68 personal bests, 16 of which still stand today, and 21 people held a competitor card for the first time.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Blake Thompson | 8.26 | 9.65 |
| 4×4 | Evan Liu | 37.53 | 38.99 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Sreeram Venkatarao | 35.92 | — |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | Mark Boyanowski | 29 moves | 32.67 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Nathan Dwyer | 17.35 | 19.58 |
| Clock | Evan Liu | 5.92 | 6.76 |
| Megaminx | Evan Liu | 1:06.79 | 1:13.55 |
| Skewb | Mason Langenderfer | 2.61 | 4.21 |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | AJ Blair | 8 of 9 cubes · 51:15 | — |
The PB harvest
68 set · 16 still standing- Kit Clement — Skewb single 2.34: into the top 2.3% of the event's history.
- Yuxuan Chen (陈雨璇) — Skewb single 2.84: into the top 4.2% of the event's history.
- Ben Zoller — Skewb single 3.68: into the top 8.8% of the event's history.
- Jeremy Kruman — Skewb single 4.00: into the top 10.9% of the event's history.
- Yuxuan Chen (陈雨璇) — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 30 moves: into the top 14.8% of the event's history.
- Michael McCarty — 4×4 single 45.22: into the top 18.6% of the event's history.
- Michael McCarty — Skewb single 5.22: into the top 19.9% of the event's history.
- Zac Howell — 3×3 single 16.09: into the top 28.1% of the event's history.
First-timers
21 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 9,275 people who made their debut in 2014. Start here explains what a first competition is like.
Records watch
1 regional record was set at this competition.
The field
61 competitors · 241 results · 9 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 9.65 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
B D2 R2 B' D2 L2 D2 B' F' L B2 D' F2 L R2 F' L2 B' D' - 2
B' L2 F2 L2 R2 F L2 U2 F2 D F' R2 F' U F' L' D' U' L R - 3
U2 R2 F2 L2 D' F2 R2 D L2 D L B' L2 D' B F2 L' R' B - 4
F2 R' B2 U' B R2 B' R B U' D' F L2 U2 D2 F2 U2 B R2 F - 5
L2 F2 D2 L U2 L' R F2 D2 U R U2 F' D2 R B' U B' R F'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
61 competitors- AJ Blair
- Albert Morgese
- Alyssa Gruda
- Andrew C. Hooke
- Andy Denney
- Ben Farber
- Ben Zoller
- Benjamin Pugh
- Blake Thompson
- Braxton White
- Collin Cavanaugh
- Curtis Vosburgh
- Dallas McLennan
- Dave Haviland
- David Bellinger
- David Brown
- Devan Ekbote
- Ean White
- Eric Riedel
- Erik Loyd
- Evan Liu
- Gage Glupker
- Henry Lange
- Hunter Kasravi
- Jack Haviland
- James Hildreth
- Jason Frantz
- Jeremy Kruman
- Joanna Connelly
- John Eisenmann
- Jonathan Gruber
- Jonathan Karn
- Kai Fang
- Kevin Thai
- Kevin Tocco
- Killian Braunsdorf
- Kit Clement
- Lauren Klemz
- Mark Boyanowski
- Mason Langenderfer
- Michael McCarty
- Michael Sokolski
- Nathan Dwyer
- Nicholas Gauvin
- Noah Pesta
- Robert Kubik
- Robert Sobczak
- Ryan DeLine
- Sante' Dybowski
- Seth Diehl
- Seth Rowell
- Shreyas Atre
- Shreyas Talamakki
- Sreeram Venkatarao
- Tanner Mulhern
- Topher Desormeaux-Malm
- Tyler Brodzinski
- Yuxuan Chen (陈雨璇)
- Zac Howell
- Zachary Garber
- Zachary Hall
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.