Competitions · United States

New York New Year 2024

Poughkeepsie, New York · 31 December 2023 · 6 events · 74 competitors · 60 personal bests

Jerry Yao won the 3×3 with a 6.18 and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Curtis Chai by 0.21 seconds. 74 competitors produced 60 personal bests, 12 of which still stand today, and nine people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Angelo Terpening took a Square-1 single of 1:07.60 down to 36.32, 46 percent better in one day.

events decided

0.21s

closest final — 2×2, Curtis Chai over Quinn Maloney

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Jerry Yao	5.80	6.18
2×2	Curtis Chai	1.10	1.45
4×4	Brandon Nunez	21.84	27.30
3×3 blindfolded	Chris Choi	46.35	—
Clock	Carter Williams	4.20	5.34
Square-1	Samuel Fang	5.75	7.32

The PB harvest

60 set · 12 still standing

Brandon Nunez — 4×4 single 21.84: into the top 0.17% of the event's history.
Tygesen Yoon — 3×3 single 10.16: into the top 7.9% of the event's history.
Benjamin Graber — 4×4 single 42.08: into the top 14.6% of the event's history.
Samuel Fang — 3×3 blindfolded single 1:34.15: into the top 24.6% of the event's history.
Rhys Agalliu — 3×3 single 20.74: into the top 42.0% of the event's history.
Liam Zhang — 3×3 single 24.80: into the top 52.2% of the event's history.
Caden Hubbell — Clock single 16.36: into the top 53.2% of the event's history.
Michael McCrea — 3×3 single 25.72: into the top 54.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

Nine people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 37,591 people who made their debut in 2023. 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

74 competitors · 384 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. Jerry Yao won it with a 6.18 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

74 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.