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Ashfield Winter Open 2024

Ashfield, Massachusetts · 30 November 2024 · 8 events · 22 competitors · 28 personal bests

Elijah Rain Phelps won two of the eight events (3×3, Square-1) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Elijah Rain Phelps by 0.10 seconds. 22 competitors produced 28 personal bests, 4 of which still stand today, and four people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Tyler Anderlonis took a 2×2 single of 13.12 down to 6.92, 47 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Elijah Rain Phelps — 3×3, Square-1
0.10s
closest final — 3×3, Elijah Rain Phelps over Charles Amarello
28
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Elijah Rain Phelps6.327.85
2×2Chris Chi1.281.77
4×4Margot Audero32.0735.75
5×5Chris Chi59.721:00.72
3×3 one-handedCharles Amarello11.3113.09
ClockAngelo Terpening4.384.88
MegaminxSaisabari Ramesh51.7355.09
Square-1Elijah Rain Phelps5.649.22

The PB harvest

28 set · 4 still standing
  • Joey Mait — 2×2 single 1.05: into the top 0.66% of the event's history.
  • Joey Mait — Square-1 single 10.23: into the top 6.5% of the event's history.
  • Tyler Anderlonis — 2×2 single 6.92: into the top 59.8% of the event's history.
  • Tyler Anderlonis — 3×3 single 30.98: into the top 64.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

Four 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

22 competitors · 169 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. Elijah Rain Phelps won it with a 7.85 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

22 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.