Competitions · United States

Concord Summer 2024

Concord, North Carolina · 9 June 2024 · 5 events · 135 competitors · 116 personal bests

Caleb Chen won two of the five events (3×3, 2×2) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Caleb Chen by 0.17 seconds. 135 competitors produced 116 personal bests, 44 of which still stand today, and 36 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Ethan Owens took a Clock single of 58.77 down to 8.70, 85 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Caleb Chen — 3×3, 2×2

0.17s

closest final — 2×2, Caleb Chen over Michael Nielsen

116

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Caleb Chen	4.24	6.41
2×2	Caleb Chen	1.29	1.59
4×4	Katie Hull	26.03	27.89
Clock	Fiona Bao	3.28	3.79
Pyraminx	Michael Nielsen	1.28	1.66

The PB harvest

116 set · 44 still standing

Michael Nielsen — 2×2 single 0.77: into the top 0.2% of the event's history.
Kerry Creech — 2×2 single 0.83: into the top 0.27% of the event's history.
Jackson Hollander — 2×2 single 1.67: into the top 2.9% of the event's history.
Luis Garcia — Pyraminx single 3.02: into the top 3.7% of the event's history.
Oliver Pratt — 2×2 single 2.57: into the top 9.6% of the event's history.
Stephen Moseley — 4×4 single 39.37: into the top 11.4% of the event's history.
Stephen Moseley — 2×2 single 3.12: into the top 15.6% of the event's history.
Rishi Kannan — 2×2 single 3.21: into the top 16.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

36 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

135 competitors · 653 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. Caleb Chen won it with a 6.41 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

135 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.