Competitions · United States

A Friday in Ashfield 2024

Ashfield, Massachusetts · 27 December 2024 · 8 events · 10 competitors · 20 personal bests

Chandler Pike won three of the eight events (3×3, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Will Russo by 0.14 seconds. 10 competitors produced 20 personal bests, 9 of which still stand today.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Ric Donati took a Megaminx single of 2:11.47 down to 1:02.52, 52 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Chandler Pike — 3×3, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed

0.14s

closest final — Pyraminx, Will Russo over Saisabari Ramesh

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Chandler Pike	6.73	8.55
2×2	Saisabari Ramesh	1.83	2.84
4×4	Derek White	32.03	33.21
5×5	Chandler Pike	53.68	57.69
3×3 one-handed	Chandler Pike	12.36	13.29
Megaminx	Saisabari Ramesh	46.33	52.08
Pyraminx	Will Russo	2.99	4.29
Square-1	Will Russo	9.91	11.33

The PB harvest

20 set · 9 still standing

Chandler Pike — 4×4 single 26.81: into the top 1.3% of the event's history.
Chandler Pike — 3×3 one-handed single 10.49: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
Ryan Durette — Pyraminx single 2.25: into the top 1.6% of the event's history.
Ric Donati — 3×3 one-handed single 11.40: into the top 2.3% of the event's history.
Colin Chu — 2×2 single 2.12: into the top 5.6% of the event's history.
Ric Donati — Pyraminx single 4.56: into the top 10.6% of the event's history.
Ric Donati — Megaminx single 1:02.52: into the top 11.3% of the event's history.
Colin Chu — 4×4 single 42.47: into the top 15.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

No people competed for the first time at this competition. 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

10 competitors · 120 results · 8 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. Chandler Pike won it with a 8.55 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

10 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.