Competitions · United States

NoVa Cube Winter 2024

Fairfax, Virginia · 3 February 2024 · 6 events · 142 competitors · 141 personal bests

Michael Nielsen won the 3×3 with a 7.15 and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Zayn Khanani by 0.18 seconds. 142 competitors produced 141 personal bests, 56 of which still stand today, and 21 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Nolan Ethridge took a 2×2 single of 6.69 down to 0.75, 89 percent better in one day.

events decided

0.18s

closest final — 2×2, Zayn Khanani over Michael Nielsen

141

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Michael Nielsen	5.23	7.15
2×2	Zayn Khanani	0.82	1.20
6×6	Aubrey Trace	1:41.22	1:51.43
3×3 blindfolded	Josh Weimer	21.86	—
Megaminx	Declan Wilhelm	40.70	44.48
Square-1	Hassan Khanani	5.28	5.80

The PB harvest

141 set · 56 still standing

Nolan Ethridge — 2×2 single 0.75: into the top 0.17% of the event's history.
Connor Gaeckle — 3×3 single 7.16: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
Aidan Bae — 3×3 single 7.27: into the top 1.7% of the event's history.
Peter Guo — 3×3 single 7.76: into the top 2.4% of the event's history.
Hiro Fukui — Square-1 single 7.82: into the top 2.8% of the event's history.
Matthew Tender — 2×2 single 1.64: into the top 2.8% of the event's history.
Stephen Jiang — 2×2 single 1.85: into the top 3.9% of the event's history.
Nathan Lerlop — 3×3 single 8.60: into the top 4.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

21 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

142 competitors · 656 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. Michael Nielsen won it with a 7.15 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

142 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.