Competitions · United States
Big and Blind North Andover 2024
North Andover, Massachusetts · 13 July 2024 · 7 events · 16 competitors · 19 personal bests
Rowe Hessler won three of the seven events (4×4 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind) and the closest final was the 5×5, won by Derek White by 1.82 seconds. 16 competitors produced 19 personal bests, 4 of which still stand today.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Gage Coon took a 3×3 blindfolded single of 5:09.30 down to 2:32.80, 51 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5×5 | Derek White | 1:03.70 | 1:10.77 |
| 6×6 | Jeffrey Li | 1:24.27 | 1:32.82 |
| 7×7 | Jeffrey Li | 1:59.89 | 2:09.92 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Elliott Kobelansky | 15.67 | 16.77 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | Rowe Hessler | 2:15.37 | — |
| 5×5 blindfolded | Rowe Hessler | 6:01.88 | — |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | Rowe Hessler | 55 of 66 cubes · 59:39 | — |
The PB harvest
19 set · 4 still standing- Gage Coon — 6×6 single 1:58.36: into the top 10.4% of the event's history.
- Gage Coon — 3×3 blindfolded single 2:32.80: into the top 44.1% of the event's history.
- Gage Coon — 3×3 Multi-Blind single 7 of 10 cubes · 43:05: into the top 45.9% of the event's history.
- James Wang — 3×3 blindfolded single 3:34.31: into the top 62.1% 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
16 competitors · 81 results · 7 events.
Everyone who competed
16 competitorsReading 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.