Competitions · United States

Eau Claire 2024

Eau Claire, Wisconsin · 27 April 2024 · 6 events · 82 competitors · 74 personal bests

Nathan Phillips won two of the six events (5×5, 7×7) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Simon Kellum by 0.15 seconds. 82 competitors produced 74 personal bests, 24 of which still stand today, and 21 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Volodymyr Kapustianskyi set the Clock average national record: 3.10.

Two wins

Nathan Phillips — 5×5, 7×7

0.15s

closest final — Skewb, Simon Kellum over Carter Kucala

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Mihir Narayan	6.18	6.98
5×5	Nathan Phillips	50.59	53.93
7×7	Nathan Phillips	2:24.33	2:26.63
Clock	Volodymyr Kapustianskyi	2.87	3.60
Pyraminx	Simon Kellum	1.10	2.38
Skewb	Simon Kellum	1.98	2.58

The PB harvest

74 set · 24 still standing

Shain Papalotl Longbehn — 3×3 single 9.25: into the top 5.5% of the event's history.
Cadel Dozier — Skewb single 4.49: into the top 14.4% of the event's history.
Ty Portzen — Skewb single 4.68: into the top 15.8% of the event's history.
Cameron Hart — 3×3 single 12.62: into the top 16.1% of the event's history.
Nevan Le — Skewb single 4.82: into the top 16.8% of the event's history.
Lisa Kucala — Pyraminx single 5.67: into the top 17.6% of the event's history.
Luke Delfosse — 3×3 single 13.32: into the top 18.6% of the event's history.
Carter Cieslewicz — Clock single 8.90: into the top 19.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

21 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

82 competitors · 413 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. Mihir Narayan won it with a 6.98 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

82 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.