Competitions · United States
Upper Valley Cube Day 2024
Lebanon, New Hampshire · 18 May 2024 · 6 events · 35 competitors · 36 personal bests
Charles Amarello won two of the six events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Saisabari Ramesh by 0.51 seconds. 35 competitors produced 36 personal bests, 19 of which still stand today, and five people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Jameson Severance took a 2×2 single of 4.43 down to 1.38, 69 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Charles Amarello | 6.70 | 7.54 |
| 2×2 | Ethan Zhuang | 1.15 | 1.71 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Parth Garg | 33.02 | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Charles Amarello | 13.14 | 13.77 |
| Skewb | Saisabari Ramesh | 2.58 | 3.33 |
| Square-1 | Levi Gibson | 9.71 | 14.04 |
The PB harvest
36 set · 19 still standing- Jameson Severance — 2×2 single 1.38: into the top 1.6% of the event's history.
- Chris Yeager — Skewb single 2.32: into the top 2.3% of the event's history.
- Dylan Girouard — 3×3 single 7.79: into the top 2.4% of the event's history.
- Kevin Veronneau — 2×2 single 1.82: into the top 3.7% of the event's history.
- Nico Bezzerides — 2×2 single 1.90: into the top 4.1% of the event's history.
- Samuel Nichols — 3×3 single 8.76: into the top 4.3% of the event's history.
- Jefferson Badurina — 3×3 single 12.64: into the top 16.2% of the event's history.
- Shayden Parent — Skewb single 5.29: into the top 20.4% of the event's history.
First-timers
Five 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
35 competitors · 272 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. Charles Amarello won it with a 7.54 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
U' F B2 R' B2 F2 D2 B2 L2 R D' L' B' L2 R D2 B' D2 F - 2
U' F2 U2 B2 L2 F' L2 B U2 D B R F2 U B L' F' R2 D - 3
R' L' D2 L F2 U D' R' F D2 L2 D2 L D2 L' D2 F2 L D2 - 4
F' L F2 U2 F2 L D2 U2 B' D' R' B2 U B2 R2 B2 F' D - 5
B' U2 B D2 B2 D2 F' D2 U2 F' L F2 U' F R' D2 L D2 U L
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
35 competitors- Ana Oprea
- Antonio Bernazzani
- Atticus Wykle
- Carter Downing
- Charles Amarello
- Chris Yeager
- David Andron-Silva
- Derek White
- Dexter Yutkins
- Dimitry Kruk
- Doyen Kodiweera
- Dylan Girouard
- Ethan Zhuang
- Gavin Berube
- Gordon R. Holey
- Henry Robert Noonan
- Hudson Costas
- Jake Santimore
- Jameson Severance
- Jefferson Badurina
- Jonathan David Means
- Joshua Warner
- Justin Lee
- Kevin Veronneau
- Levi Gibson
- Margot Audero
- Michael Lee
- Nicholas Smith
- Nico Bezzerides
- Parth Garg
- River Terami
- Ryan Durette
- Saisabari Ramesh
- Samuel Nichols
- Shayden Parent
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.