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North Idaho Newcomers 2024

Coeur d'Alene, Idaho · 30 March 2024 · 3 events · 45 competitors · 39 personal bests

Ethan George Hayes won two of the three events (3×3, 2×2) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Ethan George Hayes by 0.10 seconds. 45 competitors produced 39 personal bests, 19 of which still stand today, and 16 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Preston Bright took a Pyraminx single of 12.89 down to 6.04, 53 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Ethan George Hayes — 3×3, 2×2
0.10s
closest final — 2×2, Ethan George Hayes over Kyle Polage
39
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Ethan George Hayes6.578.56
2×2Ethan George Hayes2.022.92
PyraminxKyle Polage2.823.80

The PB harvest

39 set · 19 still standing
  • Caius Vasconcelos — Pyraminx single 2.50: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
  • Caius Vasconcelos — 3×3 single 7.77: into the top 2.4% of the event's history.
  • Samuel Williams — 2×2 single 1.62: into the top 2.7% of the event's history.
  • Samuel Williams — Pyraminx single 3.02: into the top 3.7% of the event's history.
  • Henry Maurer — 2×2 single 2.01: into the top 4.8% of the event's history.
  • Caius Vasconcelos — 2×2 single 2.72: into the top 11.1% of the event's history.
  • Parker Bright — Pyraminx single 5.40: into the top 15.8% of the event's history.
  • Jackson Ellis — 2×2 single 3.43: into the top 19.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

16 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

45 competitors · 202 results · 3 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. Ethan George Hayes won it with a 8.56 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

45 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.