Competitions · United States

Salem Cubikon 2024

Salem, New Hampshire · 9 June 2024 · 6 events · 91 competitors · 97 personal bests

Chandler Pike won two of the six events (4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Charles Amarello by 0.16 seconds. 91 competitors produced 97 personal bests, 36 of which still stand today, and eight people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Izzy Gava took a Clock single of 56.71 down to 26.61, 53 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Chandler Pike — 4×4, 5×5

0.16s

closest final — 3×3 one-handed, Charles Amarello over Levi Gibson

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Curtis Chai	7.06	7.79
2×2	Ethan Zhuang	1.39	1.55
4×4	Chandler Pike	31.40	32.93
5×5	Chandler Pike	54.06	58.72
3×3 one-handed	Charles Amarello	13.03	14.99
Clock	Brendan Lee	3.76	4.53

The PB harvest

97 set · 36 still standing

Joey Mait — 3×3 one-handed single 12.56: into the top 3.7% of the event's history.
Benjamin Costantini — 3×3 one-handed single 13.08: into the top 4.5% of the event's history.
Connor Williams — 3×3 single 9.26: into the top 5.5% of the event's history.
Jameson Severance — 3×3 single 9.91: into the top 7.2% of the event's history.
Jude Veilleux — 3×3 single 10.99: into the top 10.4% of the event's history.
Dylan Girouard — Clock single 7.09: into the top 11.3% of the event's history.
Adam Duarte — 3×3 single 12.43: into the top 15.4% of the event's history.
Chris Sutedja — 2×2 single 3.11: into the top 15.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

Eight 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

91 competitors · 458 results · 6 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. Curtis Chai won it with a 7.79 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

91 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.