Competitions · United States

A Tuesday in Ashfield 2024

Ashfield, Massachusetts · 31 December 2024 · 12 events · 12 competitors · 37 personal bests

Curtis Chai won seven of the twelve events (3×3, 2×2, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Curtis Chai by 0.34 seconds. 12 competitors produced 37 personal bests, 8 of which still stand today.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Olivia Faith Kim took a 2×2 single of 6.68 down to 4.48, 33 percent better in one day.

Seven wins

Curtis Chai — 3×3, 2×2, 5×5, Clock, Megaminx, Pyraminx, Skewb

0.34s

closest final — 2×2, Curtis Chai over Aedan Bryant

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Curtis Chai	6.01	7.47
2×2	Curtis Chai	1.36	1.65
4×4	Aedan Bryant	30.82	32.95
5×5	Curtis Chai	54.60	57.43
6×6	Aedan Bryant	1:54.35	1:55.68
7×7	Aedan Bryant	3:06.29	3:16.01
3×3 one-handed	Aedan Bryant	14.45	15.95
Clock	Curtis Chai	4.17	4.71
Megaminx	Curtis Chai	44.78	49.36
Pyraminx	Curtis Chai	1.70	2.55
Skewb	Curtis Chai	3.24	3.93
Square-1	Aedan Bryant	8.55	10.39

The PB harvest

37 set · 8 still standing

Jacob Schwartz — 3×3 single 4.91: into the top 0.1% of the event's history.
Aedan Bryant — Pyraminx single 1.45: into the top 0.36% of the event's history.
Matthew Isabella — Square-1 single 17.49: into the top 22.1% of the event's history.
Olivia Faith Kim — 3×3 single 14.73: into the top 23.5% of the event's history.
Matthew Isabella — 3×3 one-handed single 24.40: into the top 32.6% of the event's history.
Olivia Faith Kim — 2×2 single 4.48: into the top 32.7% of the event's history.
Olivia Faith Kim — Megaminx single 1:47.24: into the top 38.8% of the event's history.
Matthew Isabella — Skewb single 8.02: into the top 41.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

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Records watch

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

12 competitors · 125 results · 12 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 7.47 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

12 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.