Michigan Championship 2024

The spacious halls of the Lansing Convention Center hummed with steady activity across June 29 to June 30 as 194 competitors gathered for a major regional showdown. Stacks of timers flashed green across 25 total rounds as solvers calibrated tensions, inspected scrambles, and took their places on stage. The Michigan Championship 2024 brought a massive slate of 13 separate disciplines to Lansing, Michigan, USA, challenging participants across two full days of high-stakes speedcubing action in front of fellow competitors and spectators.

Sprinting puzzles headlined the weekend, generating intense drama in the shortest formats. The 2x2x2 Cube saw blisteringly quick execution across three rounds of play among 167 entrants. Canada took the top step when Arhaan Sareen delivered a scorching 1.66 winning average, capped by a best single of 1.23. Sareen held off Caleb Lalik of the United States, who secured second place with an average of 1.83, while Andrew Mao rounded out the podium in third with a 1.90 mark. The short puzzle proved relentless, demanding complete precision on every single turn.

The classic Rubik's Cube drew 189 competitors across four separate stages of elimination, putting endurance and poise to the test. Luke Griesser captured the main title by posting a 6.25 winning average in the final, bolstered by a 5.87 single. Canadian standout Morgan Yeh followed in second place with a 7.04 average, while Silas Breault placed third with a mark of 7.67. The premier 3x3 results demonstrated world-class efficiency, cementing Griesser at the top of the field after a demanding series of rounds.

Griesser was not finished with the standard cube, returning to the tables to take gold in 3x3x3 One-Handed. Navigating two rounds against 113 entrants, Griesser logged a 13.10 winning average and a single of 10.73 to claim his second event victory. In the Pyraminx, Thomas Grahor outpaced 139 competitors over two rounds, winning with a 2.54 average and a 1.53 single. Meanwhile, the Skewb final concluded with Jory Hullin averaging 3.29 to beat Layne VanSiegel at 3.69 and Linus Vork at 4.02.

Morgan Yeh engineered a commanding run across the intermediate cubes. Yeh secured the 4x4x4 Cube victory with a 26.97 average and a 23.74 single among 133 solvers. Moving straight into the 5x5x5 Cube, Yeh took first place again by averaging 47.94 to best Silas Breault at 51.78 and Arhaan Sareen at 53.30. Reed W. Richardson clinched the Clock title over 100 competitors with an average of 3.41, finishing ahead of Lucas Nieuwland at 4.23 and Gabriel Williams V at 5.25.

Beyond the podium battles, the floor at this WCA competition was full of remarkable individual breakthroughs and massive personal improvements. Tre Campbell dropped his 2x2x2 Cube personal best by 58.5 percent down to 3.26 and made his first ever attempt at Skewb with a 10.73. RJ Dajani cut his 2x2x2 best by 56.8 percent to 5.28 and took on Clock for the first time, logging a 17.01. Andrew Hoffman chopped 54.5 percent off his 4x4x4 Cube mark to reach 1:04.20 and tackled Square-1 for the first time with a 45.77. Reuben Miles Breault improved his Pyraminx best by 54.2 percent to 4.08 and made his first Megaminx attempt at 1:16.90.

Other competitors embraced substantial workloads across the two-day cubing competition schedule. Killian Braunsdorf trimmed 42 percent off his 2x2x2 Cube mark down to 3.08 and posted his first ever 7x7x7 Cube solve of 5:01.30. Marlon Herrera lowered his Skewb mark by 36.9 percent to 5.28 while attempting 5x5x5 Cube for the first time with a 1:39.13. Andrew J. Bennett took on nine separate events, logging his first ever Clock solve of 57.87 and finishing 82nd in Megaminx. Logan Bellinger completed a twelve-event schedule, securing 27th place in Megaminx and recording a first ever 6x6x6 Cube result of 2:55.59.

The big cube and specialty events delivered their own share of standout performances. Silas Breault swept the largest puzzles, taking first in 6x6x6 Cube with a 1:31.77 average over Ethan Cho and Arhaan Sareen, then claiming the 7x7x7 Cube with a 2:17.18 average. In Megaminx, Lucy Grace Bryson prevailed with a 46.12 average, while Ivan Vanek took the Square-1 crown with an 8.44 mark. Gabriel Williams V conquered the 3x3x3 Blindfolded division with a single of 28.15. Across the weekend, speed cubing athletes from the United States collected 24 podium spots, Canada earned 14, and China claimed one.

As the Michigan Championship 2024 drew to a close, the weekend demonstrated the depth and versatility of the regional community across every format from rapid two-second solves to complex big-cube puzzles. The 2024 season in the region continues with competitors carrying new marks, fresh event experience, and solid momentum forward into upcoming competitions.