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Empire State NxN 2024

Albany, New York · 2 June 2024 · 6 events · 28 competitors · 26 personal bests

Evan Liu won three of the six events (3×3, 2×2, 6×6) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Evan Liu by 0.27 seconds. 28 competitors produced 26 personal bests, 11 of which still stand today, and eight people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Anthony J. Pranzo took a 2×2 single of 3.63 down to 2.14, 41 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Evan Liu — 3×3, 2×2, 6×6
0.27s
closest final — 2×2, Evan Liu over Evan Waters
26
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Evan Liu7.448.84
2×2Evan Liu2.142.50
4×4Livia Kleiner27.2031.90
5×5Livia Kleiner51.111:00.08
6×6Evan Liu1:32.781:42.55
7×7Livia Kleiner2:18.812:24.37

The PB harvest

26 set · 11 still standing
  • Daniel I. Rice — 4×4 single 32.45: into the top 4.5% of the event's history.
  • Anthony J. Pranzo — 2×2 single 2.14: into the top 5.7% of the event's history.
  • Julian Rose — 3×3 single 9.77: into the top 6.8% of the event's history.
  • Yechiel Segal — 3×3 single 10.20: into the top 8.0% of the event's history.
  • Yide Lin — 3×3 single 12.14: into the top 14.4% of the event's history.
  • Caden Hubbell — 4×4 single 56.30: into the top 32.3% of the event's history.
  • Peter James Pranzo — 3×3 single 18.18: into the top 34.6% of the event's history.
  • Julian Rose — 6×6 single 3:10.06: into the top 45.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

Eight 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

28 competitors · 164 results · 6 events.

Everyone who competed

28 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.