Competitions · United States
Washtenaw Winter 2024
Ypsilanti, Michigan · 13 January 2024 · 5 events · 52 competitors · 58 personal bests
Evan Wright won three of the five events (3×3, 5×5, Square-1) and the closest final was the 5×5, won by Evan Wright by 0.03 seconds. 52 competitors produced 58 personal bests, 23 of which still stand today, and seven people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Kurt Swendsen took a 3×3 single of 6:23.45 down to 1:05.85, 83 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Evan Wright | 6.55 | 7.78 |
| 5×5 | Evan Wright | 59.33 | 1:07.03 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Benjamin Pugh | 12.13 | 13.36 |
| Pyraminx | Justin Sui | 2.62 | 3.14 |
| Square-1 | Evan Wright | 6.18 | 8.24 |
The PB harvest
58 set · 23 still standing- Benjamin Pugh — 3×3 single 5.44: into the top 0.23% of the event's history.
- Grant Bruns — Pyraminx single 3.26: into the top 4.5% of the event's history.
- Grant Bruns — Square-1 single 9.19: into the top 4.7% of the event's history.
- Tyler Farr — Pyraminx single 3.34: into the top 4.8% of the event's history.
- Tyler Farr — 3×3 single 9.02: into the top 4.9% of the event's history.
- Quinn Lawson — 5×5 single 1:00.03: into the top 5.5% of the event's history.
- Justin Sui — 3×3 one-handed single 14.19: into the top 6.5% of the event's history.
- Naoyuki Saito — Pyraminx single 4.00: into the top 7.6% of the event's history.
First-timers
Seven 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
52 competitors · 318 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. Evan Wright won it with a 7.78 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
D2 R U R' U' L2 R2 D2 U' F2 U2 B' F' L2 R' U' L' R2 - 2
R2 D B D2 L2 U F2 L2 R2 F2 D' L2 R' F D2 L2 B2 U' L - 3
R D2 L F U2 B U2 R2 B F D2 U' B U2 B' R' D L2 - 4
F' U B2 L2 D2 B' U2 R' B2 D' L' B2 L2 D2 F U2 F B2 - 5
R2 U2 R F2 D2 L2 B' D2 F' U' R D2 R2 F U2 L2 B2 L2 U2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
52 competitors- Aahan Anand
- Augustin Kowatch
- Ben Schindel
- Ben Zoller
- Benjamin Pugh
- Braden Richards
- Brandon Crews
- Caleb Lalik
- Cole Shaft
- Dante Barnes
- David Wood
- Dominic Cater
- Doug Li
- Eliot Reavis
- Eliott Warren
- Emmett Kohl
- Evan Wright
- Francesco Basile
- Grant Bruns
- Jack Gilbert
- James Czak
- James Hildreth
- James Holowinski
- Justin Sui
- Kaiei Nakanishi (中西 海瑛)
- Kurt Swendsen
- Lorelei Aiedail Kuusisto
- Luke Sak
- Malek Ettaher
- Mark Sak
- Miles Reavis
- Naoyuki Saito
- Natapong Kanema
- Nathan Zander
- Nicholas Sak
- Nicholas Swendsen
- Oliver Wall
- Olivia Stein
- Owen Hale
- Owen Wallenwine
- Peter J. Pena
- Quinn Lawson
- Sam Knechtl
- Samanyu Chandra
- Scarlett Lukosavich
- Stav Shani
- Todd Oberlitner
- Tyler Farr
- Tyler Rose
- Wesley Barwinski
- Will Barnes
- Yuxuan Chen
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.