Michigan Mini 19 2024

Sujan Feist blazed through the 2x2x2 Cube final with a blistering 1.46 winning average and a 0.96 single, setting the tone for a commanding performance in Plymouth, Michigan, USA. As the 2024 season moved into early June, the single-day gathering provided an essential mid-year proving ground for puzzle specialists looking to sharpen their competition pace. The one-day event brought together 34 competitors on June 3, 2024, across six tightly scheduled rounds of action.

The Plymouth Arts and Recreation Center provided the stage for the action-packed tournament, where competitors took on three distinct puzzle disciplines. Michigan Mini 19 2024 gave regional talent an ideal platform to measure their progress against established standards. With a compact schedule demanding quick turnarounds between rounds, the event tested resolve, speed, and consistency across both miniature and standard cube formats.

Feist carried that early momentum straight into the marquee 3x3x3 Rubik's Cube division, taking top honors across three rounds of competition. Posting a decisive 9.05 average to seal the title alongside a field-best single of 7.83, Feist established full control over the bracket. The 3x3 results solidified Feist as the standout performer of the weekend, besting Ansel de Jong, who secured second place with a 10.34 average, and Caleb Lalik, who took third with a 10.91 average.

Lalik remained a fixture near the top of the standings all afternoon, collecting podium spots in every discipline contested. In the 2x2x2 Cube final, Lalik locked in runner-up honors behind Feist with a tidy 1.94 average, while Eli Katz rounded out the top three courtesy of a 2.42 mark. The short format generated intense competition, with fast scrambles and minimal inspection translating into split-second margins across the entire leaderboard.

The big-cube contest belonged to Hunter Mackler, who authored a convincing victory in the 4x4x4 Cube. In a direct, single-round clash among 18 competitors, Mackler posted a winning average of 38.61 and delivered the quickest individual solve of the event at 36.05. Lalik added another silver trophy to the tally with a 39.65 average, while Ansel de Jong took the third spot on the podium with a solid 43.17 average.

Away from the top steps of the podium, the weekend revealed massive individual strides across the field. Juan De La Rosa logged a standout 48.7 percent drop on 2x2x2, lowering their personal best single to 3.95 while trimming their 3x3x3 Rubik's Cube best down to 31.65. Sam Knechtl tackled three events, dropping their 2x2x2 mark by 36.9 percent to 3.28 and shaving their 4x4x4 best to 1:11.34. Preston Shaffer made first attempts at 4x4x4 with 1:50.79 and 2x2x2 with 5.99, while slicing their 3x3x3 personal record to 16.99, an improvement of 29.6 percent. Isa Siddiqi also made a first 4x4x4 attempt at 2:20.66 while improving their 3x3x3 mark to 14.84, a 27.5 percent drop.

The personal milestones continued as Amit Vuppala logged a 23.2 percent improvement on 3x3x3 with a 13.55 single and made their first official 2x2x2 attempt at 4.56, placing 10th. Jack Mart registered a first 2x2x2 attempt of 5.75 and cut 21.2 percent off their 3x3x3 single to reach 20.12. James Holowinski competed in three categories, finishing sixth in 4x4x4 and taking their 2x2x2 personal best down to 3.38. For Ashwin Innuganti, this marked a debut WCA competition, entering three events and establishing opening career marks of 19.04 on 3x3x3, 4.78 on 2x2x2, and 1:16.18 on 4x4x4, finishing 14th in the latter.

United States competitors claimed all nine podium positions available throughout the meet, demonstrating depth across short sprints and four-layer solves alike. The high concentration of clean solves and improved marks highlighted how rapidly competitors are advancing their technical execution. For many entrants pursuing precision in speed cubing, the tight single-day structure served as a perfect mid-season checkpoint.

As the final solves wrapped up at Michigan Mini 19 2024, the competition served as a clear marker of progress for the local speedcubing community. Whether establishing initial baselines or fighting for top regional averages, the competitors capitalized fully on their June meeting in Plymouth. With the competitive calendar rolling steadily forward, the marks set here establish a strong standard for the remainder of the 2024 competitive year.