Competitions · United States

4x4 by Four Madison Lakes 2024

Madison, Wisconsin · 7 December 2024 · 5 events · 105 competitors · 133 personal bests

Brian Johnson won two of the five events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Brian Johnson by 0.13 seconds. 105 competitors produced 133 personal bests, 54 of which still stand today, and twelve people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Mihir Narayan set the 3×3 average national record: 6.49.

Two wins

Brian Johnson — 3×3, 3×3 one-handed

0.13s

closest final — 3×3 one-handed, Brian Johnson over Carter Kucala

133

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Brian Johnson	6.50	6.76
2×2	Carter Kucala	1.30	1.52
4×4	Henry Lichner	23.12	24.96
5×5	Henry Lichner	41.00	44.16
3×3 one-handed	Brian Johnson	10.16	10.54

The PB harvest

133 set · 54 still standing

Henry Lichner — 3×3 single 4.40: into the top 0.039% of the event's history.
Derek Bennett — 3×3 one-handed single 10.10: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
Ant Irizarry — 4×4 single 34.22: into the top 6.0% of the event's history.
Bennett Story — 3×3 single 9.66: into the top 6.5% of the event's history.
James Elliott — 4×4 single 36.00: into the top 7.7% of the event's history.
Aaron Stettner — 4×4 single 37.14: into the top 8.8% of the event's history.
Alex Kulak — 3×3 single 10.80: into the top 9.9% of the event's history.
Ben Becker — 3×3 single 10.89: into the top 10.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

Twelve 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

105 competitors · 541 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. Brian Johnson won it with a 6.76 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

105 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.