Competitions · United States

San Diego Newcomers 2024

San Diego, California · 16 March 2024 · 4 events · 129 competitors · 93 personal bests

Kyeongmin Choi (최경민) won two of the four events (3×3, 2×2) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Kyeongmin Choi (최경민) by 0.16 seconds. 129 competitors produced 93 personal bests, 38 of which still stand today, and 36 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Michael A. Arguello Cervantes took a 2×2 single of 18.28 down to 5.78, 68 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Kyeongmin Choi (최경민) — 3×3, 2×2

0.16s

closest final — 2×2, Kyeongmin Choi (최경민) over Joaquin Ruenes Hernández

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Kyeongmin Choi (최경민)	6.15	7.28
2×2	Kyeongmin Choi (최경민)	1.40	1.69
Pyraminx	Joaquin Ruenes Hernández	2.10	2.66
Skewb	Joaquin Ruenes Hernández	2.97	3.46

The PB harvest

93 set · 38 still standing

Franklin Pham — Skewb single 2.53: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
Jun Roley-Arzaga — 2×2 single 1.97: into the top 4.5% of the event's history.
Nathaniel Dorcas — 3×3 single 10.11: into the top 7.8% of the event's history.
Henry Helmuth — Pyraminx single 4.24: into the top 8.9% of the event's history.
Jesse Turner — 2×2 single 2.63: into the top 10.2% of the event's history.
Carter Lau — Skewb single 4.00: into the top 10.9% of the event's history.
Kyrstn Hall — 3×3 single 12.18: into the top 14.5% of the event's history.
Nathaniel Dorcas — Skewb single 5.01: into the top 18.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

36 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

129 competitors · 542 results · 4 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. Kyeongmin Choi (최경민) won it with a 7.28 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

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solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

129 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.