Competitions · United States

Empire State Summer B 2021

Albany, New York · 1 August 2021 · 4 events · 68 competitors · 47 personal bests

Zayn Khanani won two of the four events (2×2, Skewb) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Andrew Bae by 0.20 seconds. 68 competitors produced 47 personal bests, 12 of which still stand today, and 36 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Zayn Khanani set the 2×2 average world record: 1.13.

Two wins

Zayn Khanani — 2×2, Skewb

0.20s

closest final — 3×3 one-handed, Andrew Bae over Daniel Gutierrez

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Jerry Yao	6.48	6.86
2×2	Zayn Khanani	1.11	1.39
3×3 one-handed	Andrew Bae	8.88	12.66
Skewb	Zayn Khanani	1.77	2.96

The PB harvest

47 set · 12 still standing

Andrew Bae — 3×3 one-handed single 8.88: into the top 0.46% of the event's history.
Forrest Li — 3×3 single 9.41: into the top 5.9% of the event's history.
Forrest Li — 2×2 single 2.34: into the top 7.4% of the event's history.
Samuel O'Sullivan — 3×3 single 10.16: into the top 7.9% of the event's history.
Roy Lee — 3×3 one-handed single 15.28: into the top 8.7% of the event's history.
Alex Maass — 3×3 one-handed single 16.78: into the top 12.0% of the event's history.
Jaeden Inocentes — 3×3 one-handed single 17.94: into the top 14.9% of the event's history.
Brendan Frank — 3×3 single 12.51: into the top 15.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

36 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 4,438 people who made their debut in 2021. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

4 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

68 competitors · 327 results · 4 events.

Everyone who competed

68 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.