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Reno Summer 2024

Reno, Nevada · 2 June 2024 · 7 events · 35 competitors · 40 personal bests

Paul Mahvi won two of the seven events (3×3, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Sebastian Stone by 0.10 seconds. 35 competitors produced 40 personal bests, 22 of which still stand today, and one people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Wilson Li (李超雄) took a Pyraminx single of 13.73 down to 6.28, 54 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Paul Mahvi — 3×3, 4×4
0.10s
closest final — 2×2, Sebastian Stone over Kenji Gipson-Nahman
40
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Paul Mahvi6.687.25
2×2Sebastian Stone1.772.34
4×4Paul Mahvi25.6127.91
3×3 one-handedJason Ostdiek9.9113.46
PyraminxSebastian Stone1.303.75
SkewbEvan Millsap3.664.82
Square-1Michael Larsen9.3712.15

The PB harvest

40 set · 22 still standing
  • Sebastian Stone — Pyraminx single 1.30: into the top 0.22% of the event's history.
  • Ruby Lu (卢红) — Pyraminx single 2.94: into the top 3.4% of the event's history.
  • Jeremy Benik — 3×3 single 8.42: into the top 3.6% of the event's history.
  • Jesse Steele — 2×2 single 2.36: into the top 7.6% of the event's history.
  • Ruby Lu (卢红) — Skewb single 4.63: into the top 15.4% of the event's history.
  • Wilson Li (李超雄) — Square-1 single 16.49: into the top 19.8% of the event's history.
  • Wilson Li (李超雄) — Pyraminx single 6.28: into the top 22.1% of the event's history.
  • Rylan Cierley — Pyraminx single 6.39: into the top 22.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

One person 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

35 competitors · 260 results · 7 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. Paul Mahvi won it with a 7.25 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

35 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.