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Denver, Colorado · 24 August 2024 · 5 events · 105 competitors · 124 personal bests

Jacob Nokes won two of the five events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Eashan Tilaye by 0.02 seconds. 105 competitors produced 124 personal bests, 52 of which still stand today, and 15 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Rayne Lelah took a 2×2 single of 12.67 down to 4.77, 62 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Jacob Nokes — 3×3, 3×3 one-handed

0.02s

closest final — 2×2, Eashan Tilaye over Alex Aguayo

124

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Jacob Nokes	6.67	7.77
2×2	Eashan Tilaye	1.75	2.43
3×3 one-handed	Jacob Nokes	13.90	15.69
Clock	Jakub Turczyk	3.00	3.70
Pyraminx	Jack Bellomy	1.47	2.45

The PB harvest

124 set · 52 still standing

Jude Stradtner — 3×3 single 6.95: into the top 1.3% of the event's history.
Evan Wilson — Clock single 4.61: into the top 3.5% of the event's history.
Elizabeth Cutting — Clock single 4.96: into the top 4.3% of the event's history.
Wade Eleson — 3×3 single 9.12: into the top 5.1% of the event's history.
William Mitchell — Clock single 5.34: into the top 5.3% of the event's history.
Eashan Tilaye — Clock single 5.37: into the top 5.4% of the event's history.
Preston Hoing — Clock single 5.54: into the top 5.8% of the event's history.
Michael Larsen — Clock single 5.95: into the top 7.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

15 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

105 competitors · 619 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. Jacob Nokes won it with a 7.77 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

105 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.