Competitions · United States

Berkeley Winter 2024

Berkeley, California · 4 February 2024 · 7 events · 251 competitors · 264 personal bests

Varun Mohanraj won two of the seven events (3×3, 5×5) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Cameron Miller (梅克龍) by 0.32 seconds. 251 competitors produced 264 personal bests, 118 of which still stand today, and 57 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Albert Luthje set the 3×3 one-handed single national record: 8.84.

Two wins

Varun Mohanraj — 3×3, 5×5

0.32s

closest final — Pyraminx, Cameron Miller (梅克龍) over Pravith Velmurugan

264

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Varun Mohanraj	5.39	7.04
2×2	Cameron Miller (梅克龍)	0.94	1.49
5×5	Varun Mohanraj	46.54	50.63
3×3 blindfolded	David Karalli (داود قراعلي)	21.83	—
3×3 one-handed	Anto Kam (甘浩東)	8.42	9.99
Pyraminx	Cameron Miller (梅克龍)	2.18	3.09
Skewb	Taj Bressert	2.75	3.24

The PB harvest

264 set · 118 still standing

Cameron Miller (梅克龍) — 3×3 single 5.38: into the top 0.21% of the event's history.
Phu-An Le — 3×3 single 7.34: into the top 1.8% of the event's history.
Seongjun Kang — Skewb single 2.15: into the top 1.8% of the event's history.
Lawrence Zhao — Skewb single 2.85: into the top 4.3% of the event's history.
Evan Zhou — Skewb single 3.46: into the top 7.5% of the event's history.
An Le — Pyraminx single 4.03: into the top 7.8% of the event's history.
Micah Lee — Skewb single 3.59: into the top 8.3% of the event's history.
Enkhamgalan Geoffrey Enkhsaikhan — 2×2 single 2.44: into the top 8.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

57 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

251 competitors · 1173 results · 7 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. Varun Mohanraj won it with a 7.04 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

251 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.