Michigan Mini 33 2025

American competitors established complete dominance across the medal table at Michigan Mini 33 2025, capturing eight of the nine available podium positions across three disciplines. The single most striking outcome unfolded in the 3x3x3 Blindfolded final, where Gabriel Williams V delivered an electric single solve of 24.84 seconds to seize victory. That lightning run led an outright American sweep of the event podium, setting the tone for a commanding showing by home solvers throughout the one-day gathering.

Held on July 24, 2025, at the Plymouth Arts and Recreation Center in Plymouth, Michigan, USA, the gathering welcomed 32 competitors across five total rounds. The focused schedule showcased both classic sprint solving and complex, memory-intensive challenges, offering fans and participants an intense slice of speedcubing. As the official WCA competition unfolded, local contenders made their mark across the standings, converting home familiarity into podium sweeps and personal milestones.

The 3x3x3 Cube contest stood as the centerpiece of the meet, featuring a full 32-player field navigating three tense rounds of Rubik's Cube action. Elliott Perkins rose to the top of the standings by recording a winning average of 9.58 seconds, bolstered by the weekend's best single time of 7.58 seconds. The final 3x3 results confirmed another full American podium, as Caleb Lalik secured second place with a 10.09 average and Thomas Grahor earned third place with a 10.68 mark.

Big-cube solving brought high technical execution to the venue during the single round of the 6x6x6 Cube. Shuxiu Jiang delivered the lone international gold of the tournament, taking the title for China with an average of 1:57.84 and a best single time of 1:51.88. Even in that event, American solvers kept heavy pressure on the top spots, with James Hildreth taking the runner-up position on a 1:59.78 average and Caleb Lalik rounding out the top three with 2:03.73.

The 3x3x3 Blindfolded division demanded intense concentration, where competitors must examine the scrambled puzzle, commit piece locations to memory, and execute the solution under a blindfold. Gabriel Williams V managed that balance of recall and rapid execution to capture first place with his 24.84 single. Caleb Lalik secured the silver step on a 36.20 solve, his third medal of the day, while Elliott Perkins collected bronze with a 49.26 time to conclude the clean sweep.

Away from the top steps, several solvers delivered massive leaps in their speed cubing journeys. Zach Stanley achieved the steepest single-solve improvement of the day, lowering his 3x3x3 Cube personal record by 35.7 percent to 19.43 seconds, down from 30.23. Jude English posted a breakthrough 18.61 single in the main event, slicing 32.6 percent off a previous best of 27.61. Henry Litz took on all three events, finishing 10th in 3x3x3 Blindfolded, logging a first ever attempt at 6x6x6 Cube in 9:49.72, and trimming his 3x3x3 Cube best by 32.5 percent down to 18.75.

Other competitors expanded their repertoires or established their first official marks at this cubing competition. Owen Wallenwine competed across two disciplines, taking 10th in 6x6x6 Cube with a debut 2:51.74 single while also cutting his 3x3x3 Cube mark by 15.4 percent to 13.04. Ethan Peng improved his 3x3x3 Cube best by 16.6 percent to 9.23. Andrew Lee secured a 4th-place finish in 6x6x6 Cube while improving his personal mark by 7.3 percent to 2:07.16. James Ayerst registered an 8th-place finish in 3x3x3 Blindfolded behind a first-ever attempt of 3:13.36, and Malcolm Zimmerman completed his very first WCA competition with an impressive initial 3x3x3 Cube single of 13.46.

Michigan Mini 33 2025 delivered a high-yield single day of action in Plymouth, Michigan, USA, defined by deep fields and sharp execution across all five rounds. From the dominant sweeps by United States solvers in standard and blindfolded formats to Jiang's composed triumph in the 6x6x6 Cube, the meet closed the 2025 chapter at the Plymouth Arts and Recreation Center on a high competitive note.