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Swiss Nationals 2024

Basel (BS) · 4 October 2024 · 16 events · 163 competitors · 193 personal bests

Richard Delacoste won five of the 16 events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Dhruva Sai Meruva by 0.07 seconds. 163 competitors produced 193 personal bests, 57 of which still stand today, and 21 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Dhruva Sai Meruva set the 3×3 one-handed single world record: 5.66.

Five wins
Richard Delacoste — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7
0.07s
closest final — 3×3 one-handed, Dhruva Sai Meruva over Eden Robinson-Rechavi
193
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Richard Delacoste6.316.45
2×2Herman Westerlund Kalland1.932.44
4×4Richard Delacoste24.4527.08
5×5Richard Delacoste41.0444.81
6×6Richard Delacoste1:26.071:26.98
7×7Richard Delacoste1:59.352:01.51
3×3 blindfoldedAlistair Robequin31.85—
3×3 one-handedDhruva Sai Meruva5.669.57
ClockDaniel Rimner2.943.76
MegaminxTimo Günthardt37.3439.96
PyraminxDaniel Brem1.822.08
SkewbDaniel Brem2.032.67
Square-1Herman Westerlund Kalland7.918.32
4×4 blindfoldedFabian Settelen5:52.88—
5×5 blindfoldedFabian Settelen12:54.00—
3×3 Multi-BlindAngelo Melera20 of 22 cubes · 57:14—

The PB harvest

193 set · 57 still standing
  • Dhruva Sai Meruva — 3×3 one-handed single 5.66: into the top 0.0027% of the event's history.
  • Riccardo Polignano — Pyraminx single 1.93: into the top 1.0% of the event's history.
  • Alwin Rölz — Clock single 3.26: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
  • Lukas Berruti — Clock single 3.55: into the top 1.6% of the event's history.
  • Remo Decio — Pyraminx single 2.50: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
  • Stefan Bolt — 3×3 single 9.23: into the top 5.4% of the event's history.
  • Ottavia Mapelli — Skewb single 3.11: into the top 5.5% of the event's history.
  • Christophe Grosjean — Pyraminx single 3.59: into the top 5.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

21 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

7 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

163 competitors · 1248 results · 16 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. Richard Delacoste won it with a 6.45 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

163 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.