Competitions · United States

Happy Valley Fall PA 2024

State College, Pennsylvania · 1 December 2024 · 6 events · 72 competitors · 76 personal bests

Ganghui Lin (林刚辉) won two of the six events (4×4, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Ganghui Lin (林刚辉) by 0.06 seconds. 72 competitors produced 76 personal bests, 22 of which still stand today, and 14 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Noah Pierce took a 2×2 single of 14.19 down to 6.38, 55 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Ganghui Lin (林刚辉) — 4×4, 3×3 one-handed

0.06s

closest final — 3×3 one-handed, Ganghui Lin (林刚辉) over Liam Chen

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Toby Waters	6.78	7.67
2×2	Nico Ozsvath	1.53	1.96
4×4	Ganghui Lin (林刚辉)	27.51	29.11
3×3 blindfolded	Liam Chen	16.85	—
3×3 one-handed	Ganghui Lin (林刚辉)	12.55	14.14
Clock	Rex Ozsvath	3.30	4.03

The PB harvest

76 set · 22 still standing

Jeffrey Chen — 2×2 single 1.00: into the top 0.55% of the event's history.
Liam Chen — 3×3 one-handed single 9.79: into the top 0.91% of the event's history.
Luke Broadie — 2×2 single 1.68: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
Jeffrey Chen — 4×4 single 30.28: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
Luke Broadie — 3×3 single 9.16: into the top 5.2% of the event's history.
Nicholas Ta — 3×3 single 10.25: into the top 8.2% of the event's history.
Kevin Coulter — 3×3 one-handed single 17.89: into the top 14.8% of the event's history.
Devin Sinn — 3×3 single 12.34: into the top 15.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

14 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 · 390 results · 6 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. Toby Waters won it with a 7.67 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

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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.