Competitions · United States
Happy Valley Spring 2024
State College, Pennsylvania · 30 March 2024 · 5 events · 57 competitors · 43 personal bests
Christopher Sun won three of the five events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Megaminx, won by Declan Wilhelm by 0.48 seconds. 57 competitors produced 43 personal bests, 13 of which still stand today, and 19 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Luke Broadie took a 4×4 single of 1:24.07 down to 50.19, 40 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Christopher Sun | 5.84 | 5.97 |
| 4×4 | Christopher Sun | 25.00 | 26.39 |
| 5×5 | Christopher Sun | 46.43 | 48.16 |
| Megaminx | Declan Wilhelm | 37.02 | 43.23 |
| Pyraminx | Michael Nielsen | 1.57 | 1.87 |
The PB harvest
43 set · 13 still standing- Michael Nielsen — 4×4 single 25.58: into the top 0.86% of the event's history.
- Ryan Krause — 3×3 single 7.10: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
- Tomas Kaiser — 4×4 single 27.94: into the top 1.8% of the event's history.
- Sam Connelly — 3×3 single 12.41: into the top 15.3% of the event's history.
- Oak R. Potter — Pyraminx single 7.68: into the top 33.5% of the event's history.
- Peter Macfarlane — 3×3 single 20.20: into the top 40.5% of the event's history.
- Luke Broadie — Megaminx single 1:50.34: into the top 40.6% of the event's history.
- Luke Smeal — 3×3 single 20.43: into the top 41.2% of the event's history.
First-timers
19 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
57 competitors · 275 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. Christopher Sun won it with a 5.97 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
F2 U' R2 F2 D' F2 U2 L2 F2 D L B2 D' F U' F U B' R2 D' - 2
D U2 B R2 F2 R2 D2 B2 D2 F' U' L R B' L2 U' B' L2 B - 3
F2 D' F' B2 D L B2 D2 F B2 L2 D L2 U' R2 F2 R' B - 4
B2 U' D F2 R' L2 B U' D' R2 U B2 U' F2 R2 L2 U' F R2 D' - 5
R U' B' D L' F' L D' R2 F2 D' B2 U2 F2 D R B' R' B'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
57 competitors- Aadil Arif
- Adam Marcellus Kelly
- Advika Verma
- AJ Kamal
- Albert Wen
- Alex Niedland
- Alfonsus Rahardjo
- Alyssa Hu
- Andrew Christian
- Benjamin Pugh
- Benjamin Wei
- Brendan Pham
- Chengkai Sun (孙诚锴)
- Chris Chi
- Christopher Sun
- Colton Sports McIntosh
- Declan Baker
- Declan Kasting
- Declan Wilhelm
- Divij Krishna Koneru
- Elias Allison
- Emmett Doyle
- Evitt Campbell
- Gabriel Stephanitsis
- Ganghui Lin (林刚辉)
- Gavin Gruppuso
- Graham Lively
- Grayson Harlan
- Jasiah Garcia
- Jason Hyun
- Jay R. Schoenen
- Joseph Janik
- Leland Pak
- Lilyanne Hess
- Luke Armstrong
- Luke Broadie
- Luke Smeal
- Michael Nielsen
- Nicholas Spies
- Nile Charity
- Oak R. Potter
- Olivia Shaw
- Ophion Lee
- Peter Macfarlane
- Roman Sposato
- Ryan Krause
- Ryan Schell
- Sam Connelly
- Sophia Hoagland
- Stephen Griggs
- Sydney Allison
- Toby Waters
- Tomas Kaiser
- Wesley Chase
- Will Deering
- Yuki Nagai
- Zach Ridall
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.