Sunday 6 September 2026 Rebuilt nightly from the WCA's official results · export of 6 September 2026 · About
The Middle Three
Competitions → United States → Amherst Fall 2024

Competitions · United States

Amherst Fall 2024

Amherst, Massachusetts · 23 November 2024 · 5 events · 67 competitors · 63 personal bests

Curtis Chai won three of the five events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Curtis Chai by 0.03 seconds. 67 competitors produced 63 personal bests, 21 of which still stand today, and eleven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Gavin Cleary took a Pyraminx single of 15.40 down to 7.21, 53 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Curtis Chai — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4
0.03s
closest final — 2×2, Curtis Chai over Ethan Zhuang
63
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Curtis Chai6.127.00
2×2Curtis Chai1.071.84
4×4Curtis Chai28.4934.22
3×3 one-handedNipun Kisari9.4911.97
PyraminxYuki Nagai2.062.63

The PB harvest

63 set · 21 still standing
  • David Andron-Silva — 3×3 one-handed single 9.70: into the top 0.85% of the event's history.
  • Ryan Saito — 2×2 single 1.75: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.
  • Harrison Clark — 2×2 single 2.01: into the top 4.8% of the event's history.
  • Ryan Saito — 4×4 single 36.63: into the top 8.3% of the event's history.
  • Lyle Goldader — 2×2 single 2.79: into the top 11.9% of the event's history.
  • Evan Renak — 3×3 single 11.53: into the top 12.3% of the event's history.
  • Harrison Clark — Pyraminx single 5.72: into the top 18.0% of the event's history.
  • Elijah Perez — 2×2 single 3.59: into the top 21.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

Eleven people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 32,954 people who made their debut in 2024. 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

67 competitors · 356 results · 5 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. Curtis Chai won it with a 7.00 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

67 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.