Competitions · United States

DFW Back to School 2024

Grapevine, Texas · 25 August 2024 · 6 events · 183 competitors · 172 personal bests

Ryan Pilat won five of the six events (3×3, 4×4, 3×3 blindfolded) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Ryan Pilat by 0.07 seconds. 183 competitors produced 172 personal bests, 67 of which still stand today, and 52 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Dylan Baumbach set the Square-1 average world record: 4.88.

Five wins

Ryan Pilat — 3×3, 4×4, 3×3 blindfolded, Clock, Pyraminx

0.07s

closest final — Pyraminx, Ryan Pilat over Tucker Chamberlain

172

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Ryan Pilat	5.39	6.46
4×4	Ryan Pilat	24.33	25.66
3×3 blindfolded	Ryan Pilat	18.24	—
Clock	Ryan Pilat	3.74	4.44
Pyraminx	Ryan Pilat	1.81	3.05
Square-1	Hassan Khanani	4.58	5.26

The PB harvest

172 set · 67 still standing

Hassan Khanani — Pyraminx single 1.42: into the top 0.33% of the event's history.
Jackson Forner — 3×3 single 8.58: into the top 3.9% of the event's history.
Matthew Bidwell — Pyraminx single 3.22: into the top 4.4% of the event's history.
Matthew Orr — 3×3 single 9.51: into the top 6.1% of the event's history.
Matthew Crockett — Pyraminx single 3.67: into the top 6.2% of the event's history.
Jacob Lutz — 3×3 single 10.99: into the top 10.4% of the event's history.
Tycen Davis — Pyraminx single 4.98: into the top 13.0% of the event's history.
Spencer Rossen — Pyraminx single 5.16: into the top 14.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

52 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

183 competitors · 934 results · 6 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. Ryan Pilat won it with a 6.46 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

183 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.