Competitions · United Kingdom

Stevenage Newcomers Saturday 2024

Stevenage, Hertfordshire · 9 March 2024 · 4 events · 143 competitors · 73 personal bests

Nicholas Archer won three of the four events (3×3, 2×2, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Nicholas Archer by 0.27 seconds. 143 competitors produced 73 personal bests, 18 of which still stand today, and 72 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Aubrey Nyoni took a 3×3 single of 26.59 down to 13.48, 49 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Nicholas Archer — 3×3, 2×2, 3×3 one-handed

0.27s

closest final — 2×2, Nicholas Archer over Noah Calderon-Kamata

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Nicholas Archer	6.68	7.05
2×2	Nicholas Archer	1.56	1.99
4×4	Robert Yau	26.94	30.42
3×3 one-handed	Nicholas Archer	8.56	9.31

The PB harvest

73 set · 18 still standing

Edward Hollingdale — 3×3 one-handed single 14.12: into the top 6.3% of the event's history.
Douglas Leventhal — 2×2 single 3.31: into the top 17.9% of the event's history.
Jacob Byford-Rew — 3×3 one-handed single 25.91: into the top 36.6% of the event's history.
Ayyan Hussain — 3×3 one-handed single 26.61: into the top 38.4% of the event's history.
Nathanial Kenning — 3×3 single 19.87: into the top 39.6% of the event's history.
Michael Radley — 3×3 single 20.06: into the top 40.1% of the event's history.
Michael Radley — 2×2 single 5.33: into the top 43.4% of the event's history.
Johannes Pieterse — 3×3 single 22.11: into the top 45.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

72 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

143 competitors · 508 results · 4 events.

Everyone who competed

143 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.