Competitions · United States

Gem City: The Birthplace of Aviation OH 2024

Dayton, Ohio · 17 August 2024 · 5 events · 72 competitors · 82 personal bests

Jacob Dyland Bennett won three of the five events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Jacob Dyland Bennett by 0.06 seconds. 72 competitors produced 82 personal bests, 22 of which still stand today, and eight people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Mark Hansbarger took a Skewb single of 25.28 down to 8.88, 65 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Jacob Dyland Bennett — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4

0.06s

closest final — 2×2, Jacob Dyland Bennett over Nolan Wood

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Jacob Dyland Bennett	6.87	7.86
2×2	Jacob Dyland Bennett	1.76	2.18
4×4	Jacob Dyland Bennett	28.22	30.33
Skewb	Dominic Brandi	2.87	3.69
Square-1	Evan Wright	6.11	7.21

The PB harvest

82 set · 22 still standing

Zachary Kauffman — 3×3 single 9.63: into the top 6.4% of the event's history.
Asher Bowen McDaniel — 2×2 single 2.73: into the top 11.3% of the event's history.
Dominic Brandi — 4×4 single 39.27: into the top 11.3% of the event's history.
Margo Dorman — Skewb single 4.16: into the top 12.0% of the event's history.
Lucas Meyer — Square-1 single 15.61: into the top 17.8% of the event's history.
Kellen Flanders — 3×3 single 13.41: into the top 18.9% of the event's history.
Elliot Smith — 2×2 single 3.84: into the top 24.4% of the event's history.
Elliot Smith — Skewb single 6.04: into the top 26.0% 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

72 competitors · 442 results · 5 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. Jacob Dyland Bennett won it with a 7.86 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

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solve 3

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solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

72 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.