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Be Placid in Lake Placid 2024

Lake Placid, New York · 16 November 2024 · 6 events · 10 competitors · 8 personal bests

Chris Chi won three of the six events (3×3, 2×2, 3×3 Fewest Moves) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Jack Chicoine by 0.05 seconds. 10 competitors produced 8 personal bests, 3 of which still stand today.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Avian Burt took a 2×2 single of 6.12 down to 3.52, 42 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Chris Chi — 3×3, 2×2, 3×3 Fewest Moves
0.05s
closest final — Clock, Jack Chicoine over Evan Liu
8
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Chris Chi6.747.67
2×2Chris Chi0.871.90
3×3 blindfoldedJacob Hughes57.65
3×3 Fewest MovesChris Chi22 moves22.67
ClockJack Chicoine3.374.91
4×4 blindfoldedEli Rogers25:27.00

The PB harvest

8 set · 3 still standing
  • Benjamin Downs — 2×2 single 2.61: into the top 10.0% of the event's history.
  • Jacob Hughes — 3×3 blindfolded single 57.65: into the top 12.3% of the event's history.
  • Avian Burt — 2×2 single 3.52: into the top 20.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

No people competed for the first time at this competition. 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

10 competitors · 62 results · 6 events.

Everyone who competed

10 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.