Competitions · United States

Empire State Winter 2024

Albany, New York · 3 February 2024 · 10 events · 90 competitors · 133 personal bests

Carson Widjaja won two of the ten events (3×3, 4×4) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Sula Mareska by 0.19 seconds. 90 competitors produced 133 personal bests, 30 of which still stand today, and 18 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Dylan Nickelsburg took a 4×4 single of 1:30.62 down to 41.04, 55 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Carson Widjaja — 3×3, 4×4

0.19s

closest final — Clock, Sula Mareska over Zach Ridall

133

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Carson Widjaja	5.76	6.56
2×2	Eli Rogers	1.76	2.49
4×4	Carson Widjaja	27.16	29.52
5×5	Christopher Sun	46.40	47.36
6×6	Kevin Hays	1:19.64	1:27.41
7×7	Kevin Hays	1:52.63	1:56.03
3×3 blindfolded	Brandon Lin (林博浩)	37.26	38.96
3×3 one-handed	Livia Kleiner	12.24	13.02
Clock	Sula Mareska	5.36	5.59
4×4 blindfolded	Christopher Sun	3:46.67	4:36.10

The PB harvest

133 set · 30 still standing

Jihu Mun (문지후) — 3×3 single 6.91: into the top 1.2% of the event's history.
Nicholas Paff — 3×3 single 8.68: into the top 4.1% of the event's history.
Benjamin Corrocher — 2×2 single 2.54: into the top 9.3% of the event's history.
James Kershaw — 3×3 one-handed single 15.79: into the top 9.8% of the event's history.
Logan Montroy — 3×3 single 11.23: into the top 11.2% of the event's history.
Leo Morse — 2×2 single 3.05: into the top 14.8% of the event's history.
Phoenix Mascellino — 2×2 single 3.19: into the top 16.5% of the event's history.
Phoenix Mascellino — Clock single 8.89: into the top 19.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

18 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

90 competitors · 584 results · 10 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. Carson Widjaja won it with a 6.56 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

90 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.