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Hawaiʻi Big Island Summer 2024

Hilo, Hawaii · 10 August 2024 · 7 events · 27 competitors · 36 personal bests

Evan Liu won four of the seven events (3×3, 5×5, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Evan Liu by 0.42 seconds. 27 competitors produced 36 personal bests, 22 of which still stand today, and four people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Rydin Nakatsu took a 2×2 single of 9.69 down to 4.38, 55 percent better in one day.

Four wins
Evan Liu — 3×3, 5×5, Pyraminx, Square-1
0.42s
closest final — Pyraminx, Evan Liu over Dominic Shoji
36
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Evan Liu7.639.39
2×2Dominic Shoji1.772.28
5×5Evan Liu55.201:03.31
ClockJaidon Poraminthara Lin (เจเดิ้น ปรมินทร์ หลิน)3.123.65
PyraminxEvan Liu3.564.14
SkewbTJ Kelly3.644.40
Square-1Evan Liu13.3318.45

The PB harvest

36 set · 22 still standing

First-timers

Four 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

27 competitors · 172 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. Evan Liu won it with a 9.39 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

27 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.