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Cherry on Top Colorado PM 2024

Denver, Colorado · 27 April 2024 · 4 events · 57 competitors · 44 personal bests

Jacob Nokes won two of the four events (3×3, 5×5) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Sula Mareska by 0.12 seconds. 57 competitors produced 44 personal bests, 10 of which still stand today, and nine people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Noah Wakefield took a Pyraminx single of 11.20 down to 4.18, 63 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Jacob Nokes — 3×3, 5×5
0.12s
closest final — Clock, Sula Mareska over Alex Aguayo
44
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Jacob Nokes6.727.69
5×5Jacob Nokes49.2951.91
ClockSula Mareska5.045.93
PyraminxWilliam Mitchell2.652.78

The PB harvest

44 set · 10 still standing
  • Truman Clack — 3×3 single 7.43: into the top 1.9% of the event's history.
  • Abby Anaya — 3×3 single 8.04: into the top 2.9% of the event's history.
  • Michael Datz — Pyraminx single 3.49: into the top 5.4% of the event's history.
  • Olivia Schroeder — 5×5 single 1:14.62: into the top 15.0% of the event's history.
  • Alejandro Gil — 3×3 single 20.50: into the top 41.4% of the event's history.
  • Colin Dailey — 3×3 single 21.58: into the top 44.3% of the event's history.
  • Erick Linares — 5×5 single 2:10.18: into the top 55.6% of the event's history.
  • Corin LaPerriere — 3×3 single 31.87: into the top 65.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

Nine 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

57 competitors · 207 results · 4 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 7.69 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

57 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.