Competitions · United States

Newark Academy Spring 2024

Livingston, New Jersey · 2 June 2024 · 5 events · 79 competitors · 52 personal bests

Jerry Yao won three of the five events (3×3, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Jerry Yao by 0.06 seconds. 79 competitors produced 52 personal bests, 20 of which still stand today, and ten people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

John Nowak took a 3×3 one-handed single of 38.19 down to 17.12, 55 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Jerry Yao — 3×3, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed

0.06s

closest final — 3×3, Jerry Yao over Carson Widjaja

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Jerry Yao	5.71	6.29
5×5	Jerry Yao	48.25	52.19
3×3 one-handed	Jerry Yao	9.33	12.08
Clock	Carter Williams	2.60	3.80
Square-1	Shaun Mack	6.61	8.24

The PB harvest

52 set · 20 still standing

Shaun Mack — 3×3 one-handed single 7.88: into the top 0.18% of the event's history.
Carter Williams — Clock single 2.60: into the top 0.32% of the event's history.
Jerry Yao — Square-1 single 8.02: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
Dhruv Gulabeela — 3×3 single 10.58: into the top 9.2% of the event's history.
John Nowak — 5×5 single 1:08.92: into the top 10.9% of the event's history.
Megan Kuo — Square-1 single 12.53: into the top 10.9% of the event's history.
John Nowak — 3×3 one-handed single 17.12: into the top 12.9% of the event's history.
John Nowak — 3×3 single 12.61: into the top 16.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

Ten 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

79 competitors · 302 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. Jerry Yao won it with a 6.29 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

79 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.