Competitions · United States

Bobcat Battle Newcomers 2024

Henderson, Nevada · 23 March 2024 · 5 events · 113 competitors · 100 personal bests

Michael Larsen won two of the five events (3×3 blindfolded, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Elijah Poma by 0.01 seconds. 113 competitors produced 100 personal bests, 52 of which still stand today, and 45 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Ethan Tyler Lee took a 2×2 single of 10.99 down to 2.58, 77 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Michael Larsen — 3×3 blindfolded, Pyraminx

0.01s

closest final — 2×2, Elijah Poma over Kevin Acevedo

100

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Danny Sungin Park (박성인)	5.66	6.01
2×2	Elijah Poma	2.33	3.04
3×3 blindfolded	Michael Larsen	1:50.94	—
3×3 one-handed	Philipp Weyer	10.77	13.02
Pyraminx	Michael Larsen	3.63	4.60

The PB harvest

100 set · 52 still standing

Cy Hamilton — 2×2 single 1.26: into the top 1.2% of the event's history.
Elijah Poma — Pyraminx single 3.65: into the top 6.1% of the event's history.
Maxwell Tsai — 3×3 one-handed single 15.27: into the top 8.7% of the event's history.
Andrew Vargas — Pyraminx single 4.37: into the top 9.6% of the event's history.
Ethan Tyler Lee — 2×2 single 2.58: into the top 9.7% of the event's history.
Parker Chase Heggeseth — 2×2 single 2.65: into the top 10.4% of the event's history.
Riley Gamble — Pyraminx single 5.20: into the top 14.4% of the event's history.
Elijah Poma — 3×3 one-handed single 19.05: into the top 17.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

45 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

113 competitors · 472 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. Danny Sungin Park (박성인) won it with a 6.01 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

113 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.