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Grand Forks 2024

Grand Forks, North Dakota · 14 September 2024 · 7 events · 56 competitors · 51 personal bests

Nathan Rahn won five of the seven events (3×3, 2×2, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Nathan Rahn by 0.28 seconds. 56 competitors produced 51 personal bests, 19 of which still stand today, and 15 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Volodymyr Kapustianskyi set the Clock average world record: 2.39.

Five wins
Nathan Rahn — 3×3, 2×2, Pyraminx, Skewb, Square-1
0.28s
closest final — 3×3, Nathan Rahn over Daniel Mullen
51
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Nathan Rahn7.038.39
2×2Nathan Rahn1.191.71
ClockVolodymyr Kapustianskyi2.242.39
MegaminxJames Ekins47.3949.16
PyraminxNathan Rahn2.983.53
SkewbNathan Rahn3.274.43
Square-1Nathan Rahn5.308.11

The PB harvest

51 set · 19 still standing
  • Yusuf Ragab — Square-1 single 9.34: into the top 5.0% of the event's history.
  • Raphael Fast — Skewb single 3.38: into the top 7.0% of the event's history.
  • Karl Sebastien Haw — Pyraminx single 4.23: into the top 8.8% of the event's history.
  • Myles Tremaine — 2×2 single 2.65: into the top 10.4% of the event's history.
  • Myles Tremaine — Pyraminx single 4.70: into the top 11.4% of the event's history.
  • Jack Granger — Square-1 single 12.84: into the top 11.6% of the event's history.
  • Matai Peters Loewen — Pyraminx single 5.15: into the top 14.1% of the event's history.
  • Alex Chavez — Pyraminx single 6.15: into the top 21.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

15 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

56 competitors · 357 results · 7 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. Nathan Rahn won it with a 8.39 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

56 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.