Competitions · United States

Appalachian Highlands TN 2024

Johnson City, Tennessee · 2 November 2024 · 5 events · 76 competitors · 81 personal bests

Michael Nielsen won four of the five events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Michael Nielsen by 0.01 seconds. 76 competitors produced 81 personal bests, 32 of which still stand today, and 19 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Samuel Bailey took a Pyraminx single of 15.02 down to 6.89, 54 percent better in one day.

Four wins

Michael Nielsen — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, Pyraminx

0.01s

closest final — 3×3, Michael Nielsen over Nathan Miles

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Michael Nielsen	5.99	7.99
2×2	Michael Nielsen	1.54	1.77
4×4	Michael Nielsen	28.21	31.07
Clock	Fiona Bao	2.90	3.89
Pyraminx	Michael Nielsen	1.28	1.96

The PB harvest

81 set · 32 still standing

Nathan Miles — 3×3 single 6.48: into the top 0.84% of the event's history.
Drew Windham — 3×3 single 7.34: into the top 1.8% of the event's history.
NJ Kim — 3×3 single 8.19: into the top 3.1% of the event's history.
Roan Jackson — 2×2 single 1.71: into the top 3.1% of the event's history.
Breylan Ouellette — Clock single 4.62: into the top 3.5% of the event's history.
Maximiliano Vicci — 3×3 single 9.97: into the top 7.4% of the event's history.
Ethan Strader — 2×2 single 2.48: into the top 8.7% of the event's history.
Ethan William Cox — Clock single 6.59: into the top 9.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

19 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

76 competitors · 421 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. Michael Nielsen won it with a 7.99 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

76 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.