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Don't DNS Denton 2024

Denton, Texas · 28 September 2024 · 10 events · 29 competitors · 35 personal bests

Ryan Pilat won three of the ten events (5×5, 7×7, 5×5 blindfolded) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Jude Stradtner by 0.61 seconds. 29 competitors produced 35 personal bests, 14 of which still stand today, and one people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Nathan Benson took a 3×3 Fewest Moves single of 40 moves down to 28 moves, 30 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Ryan Pilat — 5×5, 7×7, 5×5 blindfolded
0.61s
closest final — Clock, Jude Stradtner over Ryan Ylagan
35
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
5×5Ryan Pilat47.2652.86
6×6Noah Swor1:28.971:39.40
7×7Ryan Pilat2:37.232:39.58
3×3 blindfoldedNoah Swor18.12
3×3 Fewest MovesNoah Swor22 moves22.33
ClockJude Stradtner3.074.39
Square-1Dylan Baumbach5.106.45
4×4 blindfoldedJoshua Gao2:44.80
5×5 blindfoldedRyan Pilat8:17.46
3×3 Multi-BlindJoshua Gao32 of 35 cubes · 59:28

The PB harvest

35 set · 14 still standing
  • Dylan Baumbach — Clock single 2.87: into the top 0.59% of the event's history.
  • Jude Stradtner — Clock single 3.07: into the top 0.82% of the event's history.
  • Noah Swor — 6×6 single 1:28.97: into the top 1.7% of the event's history.
  • Jeremy Sheng — 6×6 single 1:46.09: into the top 5.8% of the event's history.
  • CJ York — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 26 moves: into the top 6.2% of the event's history.
  • Matthew Bidwell — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 27 moves: into the top 8.0% of the event's history.
  • Jude Stradtner — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 28 moves: into the top 9.9% of the event's history.
  • CJ York — 6×6 single 2:02.92: into the top 12.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

One person 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

29 competitors · 243 results · 10 events.

Everyone who competed

29 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.