Competitions · United States
Catalina Cube Mixer 2024
Avalon, California · 17 February 2024 · 5 events · 46 competitors · 51 personal bests
Henry Helmuth won two of the five events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Daxton Westlake by 0.11 seconds. 46 competitors produced 51 personal bests, 20 of which still stand today, and six people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Daxton Westlake took a 2×2 single of 2.78 down to 1.01, 64 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Henry Helmuth | 8.58 | 8.67 |
| 2×2 | Ryan Roth | 2.52 | 3.05 |
| 4×4 | Shane Grogan | 32.75 | 33.64 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Henry Helmuth | 10.37 | 12.64 |
| Pyraminx | Daxton Westlake | 1.22 | 3.15 |
The PB harvest
51 set · 20 still standing- Daxton Westlake — Pyraminx single 1.22: into the top 0.16% of the event's history.
- Daxton Westlake — 2×2 single 1.01: into the top 0.58% of the event's history.
- Matthew Dickman — 2×2 single 1.30: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
- Hana Nakano — 2×2 single 1.38: into the top 1.6% of the event's history.
- Nitin Kumar (நிதின் குமார்) — 2×2 single 1.38: into the top 1.6% of the event's history.
- Enzo Constantine LaGrasta — 2×2 single 1.45: into the top 1.9% of the event's history.
- Soren Vigesaa — 3×3 one-handed single 14.51: into the top 7.1% of the event's history.
- Alejandro Gutierrez — 3×3 single 10.97: into the top 10.4% of the event's history.
First-timers
Six 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
46 competitors · 272 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. Henry Helmuth won it with a 8.67 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
U2 F R' U2 L B2 D R2 F2 D2 R D2 B2 L U2 B2 R' L' B D' - 2
L2 F2 U2 L2 D' B2 U' F2 L U2 F D R' D R U2 L' R2 - 3
D B2 D B2 D2 B2 U' R2 L' D2 B F' U' F2 L' B' D U' R2 - 4
L' B2 U' B2 R' U' B' D B2 D2 L2 B2 D L F' L2 D - 5
U B2 F' L2 U2 L2 R2 B2 U2 F R D2 B' U2 L B2 U' R U2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
46 competitors- Abhimanyu Singhal (अभिमन्यु सिंघल)
- Aileen Vo
- Alejandro Gutierrez
- Anthony Skeen
- Arjit Sreenivasan
- August Barnard
- Avery Garcia
- Cary Huang
- Chris Martin
- Daphne Blue Smith
- Daxton Westlake
- Dominic Shoji
- Dylan Hetman
- Eagle Ensminger
- Emil Lazaryev
- Enzo Constantine LaGrasta
- Eric Jingze Dai (戴竞择)
- Grant Hutchinson
- Greg Erzrumyan
- Guanda Fu (符冠达)
- Hana Nakano
- Henry Helmuth
- Isabella Pan
- Jacob Antonio
- Jacob Yang
- Josh Pierce
- Josue Rivera
- Liv Coverdale
- Lukas Kondis
- Madison Stephens
- Matthew Dickman
- Nicolas Arvizu
- Nikhil Apte
- Nitin Kumar (நிதின் குமார்)
- Olivia Hutchinson
- Raleigh Algera
- Roy Chandler
- Ryan Roth
- Santino Signorile
- Scott LaGrasta
- Shane Grogan
- Soren Vigesaa
- Thomas Valles
- Wilson Li (李超雄)
- Yuze Tang
- Zack Rubio
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.