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Wakefield Winter 2024

Wakefield, Massachusetts · 8 December 2024 · 5 events · 43 competitors · 41 personal bests

Curtis Chai won two of the five events (3×3, 2×2) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Curtis Chai by 0.27 seconds. 43 competitors produced 41 personal bests, 12 of which still stand today, and three people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Riyaan Bajaj took a 2×2 single of 3.57 down to 1.88, 47 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Curtis Chai — 3×3, 2×2
0.27s
closest final — 3×3, Curtis Chai over Nikhil Soares
41
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Curtis Chai6.807.53
2×2Curtis Chai1.231.51
4×4Derek White28.6630.75
PyraminxDavid Andron-Silva2.012.64
SkewbSaisabari Ramesh1.502.68

The PB harvest

41 set · 12 still standing
  • Riyaan Bajaj — 2×2 single 1.88: into the top 4.0% of the event's history.
  • Lichia Huang — 3×3 single 9.45: into the top 6.0% of the event's history.
  • Connor Meehan — Skewb single 3.68: into the top 8.8% of the event's history.
  • Peter Parker Emerson — 2×2 single 2.66: into the top 10.5% of the event's history.
  • Binesh Moghadaszadeh — 2×2 single 2.69: into the top 10.8% of the event's history.
  • Ryan Vadney — 3×3 single 12.28: into the top 14.9% of the event's history.
  • Gunnar Garcia — 2×2 single 3.69: into the top 22.6% of the event's history.
  • Oliver Nemirovsky — 2×2 single 3.82: into the top 24.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

Three 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

43 competitors · 259 results · 5 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. Curtis Chai won it with a 7.53 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

43 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.