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Orange County Newcomers 2024

Aliso Viejo, California · 3 March 2024 · 4 events · 168 competitors · 108 personal bests

Kyeongmin Choi (최경민) won two of the four events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Kyeongmin Choi (최경민) by 0.07 seconds. 168 competitors produced 108 personal bests, 48 of which still stand today, and 48 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Aanya Jayadev took a 2×2 single of 11.32 down to 3.88, 66 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Kyeongmin Choi (최경민) — 3×3, 3×3 one-handed

0.07s

closest final — 3×3, Kyeongmin Choi (최경민) over Nancy Liu

108

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Kyeongmin Choi (최경민)	6.16	7.85
2×2	Nancy Liu	1.39	1.77
4×4	Kate Grahame	26.68	29.94
3×3 one-handed	Kyeongmin Choi (최경민)	10.51	12.25

The PB harvest

108 set · 48 still standing

Ryan Morrison — 3×3 single 6.77: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
Kevin Luu — 3×3 single 6.97: into the top 1.3% of the event's history.
Maximilian Hernandez — 2×2 single 1.81: into the top 3.6% of the event's history.
Joel Kim — 3×3 one-handed single 12.74: into the top 4.0% of the event's history.
Will Calderon — 2×2 single 2.27: into the top 6.8% of the event's history.
Damon Nguyen — 3×3 single 10.07: into the top 7.7% of the event's history.
Andrew Peng — 4×4 single 36.28: into the top 7.9% of the event's history.
Anders Arnsten — 4×4 single 36.74: into the top 8.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

48 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

168 competitors · 729 results · 4 events.

Everyone who competed

168 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.