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Northampton Newcomers D 2024

Northampton, Massachusetts · 10 March 2024 · 3 events · 26 competitors · 12 personal bests

Elijah Rain Phelps won two of the three events (3×3, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Elijah Rain Phelps by 0.13 seconds. 26 competitors produced 12 personal bests, 7 of which still stand today, and 14 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Samuel Krasne took a Clock single of 18.31 down to 10.47, 43 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Elijah Rain Phelps — 3×3, Pyraminx
0.13s
closest final — Pyraminx, Elijah Rain Phelps over Clem Tucker
12
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Elijah Rain Phelps7.958.95
ClockEvan Liu4.735.10
PyraminxElijah Rain Phelps2.703.70

The PB harvest

12 set · 7 still standing
  • Brando Fusco — Clock single 4.76: into the top 3.8% of the event's history.
  • William Krebs — Pyraminx single 6.66: into the top 25.1% of the event's history.
  • Gabriel Wilson — 3×3 single 15.44: into the top 25.9% of the event's history.
  • Samuel Krasne — Clock single 10.47: into the top 27.4% of the event's history.
  • William Neuman — 3×3 single 18.82: into the top 36.6% of the event's history.
  • William Krebs — 3×3 single 20.00: into the top 39.9% of the event's history.
  • Gabriel Wilson — Clock single 16.54: into the top 53.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

14 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

26 competitors · 101 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. Elijah Rain Phelps won it with a 8.95 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

26 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.