Competitions · United States
Albuquerque Cubefest 2024
Albuquerque, New Mexico · 16 November 2024 · 6 events · 55 competitors · 50 personal bests
Braden Richards won four of the six events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Braden Richards by 0.14 seconds. 55 competitors produced 50 personal bests, 32 of which still stand today, and 18 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Kyan Krenik took a Pyraminx single of 13.03 down to 6.74, 48 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Braden Richards | 7.07 | 8.93 |
| 2×2 | Braden Richards | 2.13 | 2.78 |
| 4×4 | Braden Richards | 28.67 | 32.18 |
| Clock | Miles Walcott | 4.46 | 4.75 |
| Megaminx | Evan Wilson | 53.37 | 56.15 |
| Pyraminx | Braden Richards | 3.29 | 3.83 |
The PB harvest
50 set · 32 still standing- John Villa — Pyraminx single 2.78: into the top 2.9% of the event's history.
- John Villa — 3×3 single 9.58: into the top 6.3% of the event's history.
- John Villa — 2×2 single 2.25: into the top 6.6% of the event's history.
- Maxine Miller — 3×3 single 10.65: into the top 9.4% of the event's history.
- Joshua James Goesling — Pyraminx single 5.21: into the top 14.5% of the event's history.
- Joshua James Goesling — Clock single 8.91: into the top 19.6% of the event's history.
- Bruce Pfeiffer — 3×3 single 14.30: into the top 22.0% of the event's history.
- John Villa — 4×4 single 48.81: into the top 23.2% 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
55 competitors · 307 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. Braden Richards won it with a 8.93 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
U L2 F2 D' B2 U2 F' U' L' F' R U B2 U2 L2 D2 R2 F' - 2
U' R' F L' U D2 B R2 U F L2 D2 B2 R2 U F2 B2 R2 D' B2 - 3
U L F' R2 F2 B' U F2 R2 U2 F U2 F2 R2 D2 F2 U2 L F - 4
D' B U2 D2 L U B R F L' D2 L2 F R2 B U2 R2 F' U2 - 5
U' D' F' B U2 L' U F2 R' F R2 L2 F' U2 B R2 F U2 F L2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
55 competitors- Alden Pocus
- Anthony J. Telford
- Ari Ciccarelli
- Aryan Surana
- Bennett Spiva
- Braden Richards
- Braylon Mann
- Bruce Pfeiffer
- Caleb Dye
- Collin Kretzmann
- Cy Hamilton
- David Lozano Olvera
- Dimitri Ciccarelli
- Doyle Cline
- Elizabeth Cutting
- Estevan Lujan
- Ethan Leung
- Evan Wilson
- Herbert Mao
- Hunter Bridges
- Jacob Shevlin
- Jakob Luber
- Jase Hughes
- John Villa
- Joseph Nakajima
- Joseph Saavedra
- Joshua Cherian
- Joshua James Goesling
- Kayden Gamble
- Kellen Demorest
- Kian Cline
- Kyan Krenik
- Landon Vranes
- Leon Gabrielle P. Villaraza
- Mancel Asher Parks
- Mario Flores
- Mason Langenderfer
- Maxine Miller
- Maxwell Mao
- Michael Brown
- Miles Walcott
- Myles Minter
- Nathan Jeremiah Hernandez
- Neer Mueen
- Oliver Rumbaoa
- Phoebe Dye
- Rafael Reyes
- Samantha Rumbaoa
- Shayne Goesling
- Steven Harper
- Stone Amsbaugh
- Thaddaeus Bonzon
- Trenton Cuzick
- Truman Clack
- Yujun Lee
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.