Competitions · United States
The Battle of Concord 2024
Concord, Massachusetts · 2 March 2024 · 6 events · 79 competitors · 71 personal bests
George Fan won two of the six events (4×4, Square-1) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Ethan Zhuang by 0.35 seconds. 79 competitors produced 71 personal bests, 28 of which still stand today, and 18 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Charlie McEneaney took a 2×2 single of 3.70 down to 1.70, 54 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | William Greninger | 6.76 | 7.17 |
| 2×2 | Ethan Zhuang | 1.18 | 1.82 |
| 4×4 | George Fan | 27.65 | 30.49 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Thiago Han | 22.30 | — |
| Clock | Brendan Lee | 4.08 | 4.70 |
| Square-1 | George Fan | 11.94 | 12.81 |
The PB harvest
71 set · 28 still standing- Joshua Broderick Phillips — 3×3 single 5.74: into the top 0.35% of the event's history.
- Ryan Durette — 2×2 single 1.13: into the top 0.85% of the event's history.
- Will Russo — 2×2 single 1.15: into the top 0.9% of the event's history.
- Charlie McEneaney — 2×2 single 1.70: into the top 3.1% of the event's history.
- Timothy Huynh — Clock single 4.40: into the top 3.1% of the event's history.
- Anna Leidner — 2×2 single 1.73: into the top 3.2% of the event's history.
- Daniel Winterberg — 2×2 single 1.77: into the top 3.4% of the event's history.
- Brooklyn Schmidt — 2×2 single 2.01: into the top 4.8% of the event's history.
First-timers
18 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
79 competitors · 345 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. William Greninger won it with a 7.17 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
F' L U2 F2 R' F2 R D2 L B2 F D R2 D2 R' D L' B2 R' - 2
D' B2 U2 F2 L2 D2 U' F2 L2 D2 R2 U F R2 F' D U' R' F2 - 3
D2 B R2 B2 D2 L2 F' D2 L2 B R2 L F D B L' F' L2 B' F' - 4
B2 D2 F2 D2 F2 L2 R2 U L U' B L' F L' R F2 L U L - 5
U' F U' F' R F' B' U F2 B2 R B2 D2 R F2 R F2 U2 B2 R2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
79 competitors- Adam Jurik
- Adam Lavoie
- Aidan Leschuk
- Amanda Abramovich
- Anay Kaulgud
- Anna Leidner
- Ashwanth M. Aroon
- Benjamin Lavoie
- Brendan Lee
- Brooklyn Schmidt
- Calvin McLaughlin
- Charlie McEneaney
- Claire Ahlin
- Colby Martel
- Colton Filiatrault
- Connor Simes
- Daniel Winterberg
- Dennis Jurik
- Derek White
- Drishaan Biswas
- Elaine Wang
- Eli Yoken
- Elliot Wiecek
- Ethan Benson
- Ethan Mai
- Ethan Zhuang
- Eva McEneaney
- Gabriel Garber Burd
- George Fan
- George Herault
- Giulio Beniamino Ciampa
- Haroon Khan
- Hugo Pearson
- Ian Ding
- Ijae Kim
- Ishaan Deshmukh
- Jacob Carubia
- James Markey
- Jesse Mailloux
- Joel Rubano
- Joey Mait
- Jonah Yoken
- Jonas Rajagopal
- Joshua Broderick Phillips
- Julian Kim
- Justin Lee
- Kai Routhier
- Luke Thomas
- Michael Lee
- Murry Zuo
- Nathan Follett
- Nathan Wong
- Noah Mandin
- Oliver McColgan
- Peter Ha
- Peter Stein
- Peyton Israsena Na Ayudhya
- Pranav Durai
- Rohan Rao
- Ryan Durette
- Sawyer Owens
- Scott P. Sorel
- Srimanth K. Aroon
- Stefan O'Dea
- Steven Tran
- Syndey Zhou
- Theo Kamon
- Thiago Han
- Thomas Jace Kim
- Timothy Huynh
- Tommy Vakalopoulos
- Torrin Flood
- Will Gray
- Will Russo
- William Greninger
- Yijun Han
- Yuyang Liu
- Zachary Abramovich
- Zachary Miller
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.