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Competitions · United States

Gem City Airplane Mode Special IV OH 2024

Springboro, Ohio · 15 December 2024 · 5 events · 19 competitors · 8 personal bests

Stanley Chapel won three of the five events (3×3 blindfolded, 4×4 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded) and the closest final was the Square-1, won by Jacob Dyland Bennett by 2.59 seconds. 19 competitors produced 8 personal bests, 3 of which still stand today.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Elliott Perkins took a 3×3 blindfolded single of 3:03.82 down to 1:43.52, 44 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Stanley Chapel — 3×3 blindfolded, 4×4 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded
2.59s
closest final — Square-1, Jacob Dyland Bennett over Stanley Chapel
8
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3 blindfoldedStanley Chapel17.0121.70
3×3 Fewest MovesEvan Brown21 moves23.33
Square-1Jacob Dyland Bennett6.528.25
4×4 blindfoldedStanley Chapel1:14.91
5×5 blindfoldedStanley Chapel2:11.34

The PB harvest

8 set · 3 still standing
  • Lucas Stambaugh — Square-1 single 16.22: into the top 19.1% of the event's history.
  • Luke Van Laningham — 4×4 blindfolded single 6:51.26: into the top 35.5% of the event's history.
  • Zach Baruch — 4×4 blindfolded single 14:19.00: into the top 75.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

No people competed for the first time at this competition. 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

19 competitors · 104 results · 5 events.

Everyone who competed

19 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.