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Palmerston North 2024

Palmerston North · 4 May 2024 · 11 events · 43 competitors · 86 personal bests

Henry Eyles won eight of the eleven events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Henry Eyles by 0.03 seconds. 43 competitors produced 86 personal bests, 23 of which still stand today, and ten people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

James Macdiarmid set the 3×3 blindfolded single national record: 20.00.

Eight wins
Henry Eyles — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, 3×3 one-handed, Clock, Pyraminx
0.03s
closest final — Pyraminx, Henry Eyles over Oscar Hansen
86
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Henry Eyles6.567.77
2×2Jack McDougall1.491.99
4×4Henry Eyles33.5835.66
5×5Henry Eyles54.1758.82
6×6Henry Eyles1:35.941:41.11
7×7Henry Eyles2:38.592:55.78
3×3 blindfoldedJames Macdiarmid20.00
3×3 one-handedHenry Eyles12.7814.97
ClockHenry Eyles6.417.35
MegaminxJames Macdiarmid43.8346.44
PyraminxHenry Eyles2.053.48

The PB harvest

86 set · 23 still standing
  • Nathan Chong — 3×3 single 6.46: into the top 0.82% of the event's history.
  • Benjamin Kimber — 3×3 single 8.89: into the top 4.6% of the event's history.
  • Luke Deane-Freeman — Clock single 5.11: into the top 4.7% of the event's history.
  • Oscar Hansen — Megaminx single 1:01.04: into the top 10.6% of the event's history.
  • Elijah Raumati — Pyraminx single 4.72: into the top 11.5% of the event's history.
  • Caspian Snelling — 3×3 single 11.78: into the top 13.1% of the event's history.
  • Elijah Raumati — 2×2 single 3.07: into the top 15.1% of the event's history.
  • Oscar Hansen — 6×6 single 2:16.48: into the top 18.7% 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

43 competitors · 490 results · 11 events.

Everyone who competed

43 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.