Competitions · United States
Empire State Spring Special 2024
Albany, New York · 27 April 2024 · 13 events · 34 competitors · 51 personal bests
Livia Kleiner won six of the 13 events (4×4, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Clem Tucker by 0.01 seconds. 34 competitors produced 51 personal bests, 18 of which still stand today, and six people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Brandon Villadolid took a Pyraminx single of 3.28 down to 1.54, 53 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Austin Chen | 7.17 | 7.74 |
| 2×2 | Curtis Chai | 0.96 | 1.65 |
| 4×4 | Livia Kleiner | 27.75 | 31.59 |
| 5×5 | Livia Kleiner | 53.22 | 56.59 |
| 6×6 | Livia Kleiner | 1:23.53 | 1:34.41 |
| 7×7 | Livia Kleiner | 2:16.24 | 2:26.17 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Evan Liu | 1:07.68 | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Livia Kleiner | 11.62 | 12.56 |
| Clock | Clem Tucker | 3.66 | 4.71 |
| Megaminx | Livia Kleiner | 39.49 | 43.28 |
| Pyraminx | Clem Tucker | 1.91 | 2.48 |
| Skewb | Ryan Hughes | 3.16 | 3.88 |
| Square-1 | Curtis Chai | 7.18 | 10.89 |
The PB harvest
51 set · 18 still standing- Evan Liu — Pyraminx single 1.47: into the top 0.39% of the event's history.
- Brandon Villadolid — Pyraminx single 1.54: into the top 0.47% of the event's history.
- Rex Ozsvath — Pyraminx single 1.63: into the top 0.59% of the event's history.
- Austin Chen — 3×3 single 6.60: into the top 0.94% of the event's history.
- Livia Kleiner — 6×6 single 1:23.53: into the top 0.97% of the event's history.
- Austin Chen — 4×4 single 37.74: into the top 9.5% of the event's history.
- Ayaan Saxena — Square-1 single 13.01: into the top 11.9% of the event's history.
- Connor Reid — 6×6 single 2:09.52: into the top 15.1% of the event's history.
First-timers
Six 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
34 competitors · 245 results · 13 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. Austin Chen won it with a 7.74 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
L U2 F' L2 B' U' D R' F2 U L2 U' B2 U2 L2 D B2 D2 B - 2
R B' D' B U D' L U2 R2 D2 B2 D' L2 U' F2 L2 D' F' L D' - 3
D2 B F2 L' R' F2 U2 L U2 B2 D' F R B U R2 U2 F2 R2 - 4
R2 D2 F2 D' R' D' B L' F' B U2 L' F2 R2 F2 R D2 - 5
F2 D B2 D B2 L2 D' L2 R2 U B2 R F D' L' F U2 B U2 B2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
34 competitors- Aahil Abbas
- Aaron Lin
- Alyssa Doane
- Angelo Terpening
- Austin Chen
- Ayaan Saxena
- Ayan Sarker
- Benjamin Sorrentino
- Brandon Villadolid
- Bryson Rusin
- Caio Matthew Carvajal
- Clem Tucker
- Connor Reid
- Curtis Chai
- Eli Ozsvath
- Eli Rogers
- Elliot Voigt
- Erick Jin
- Ethan Qiu
- Evan Liu
- Evan Waters
- Evan Yao
- Gordon R. Holey
- Heidi Wood
- Livia Kleiner
- Louis Truong
- Miles Schwarz
- Muhammad Komeil Abbas
- Oliver Almeida
- Rex Ozsvath
- Ryan Hughes
- Thomas Zhong
- Wesley Wood
- Yannai Arazi
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.