Competitions · United States

Cool Down Berkeley 2024

Berkeley, California · 3 November 2024 · 5 events · 157 competitors · 105 personal bests

Varun Mohanraj won two of the five events (3×3, 5×5) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Varun Mohanraj by 0.11 seconds. 157 competitors produced 105 personal bests, 40 of which still stand today, and 24 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Geordy Talla set the 3×3 single national record: 18.66.

Two wins

Varun Mohanraj — 3×3, 5×5

0.11s

closest final — 3×3, Varun Mohanraj over Heidi Chan

105

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Varun Mohanraj	5.52	6.51
2×2	Ezra Severson	1.15	1.54
5×5	Varun Mohanraj	43.87	47.70
3×3 blindfolded	Anto Kam (甘浩東)	17.40	21.25
3×3 one-handed	Anto Kam (甘浩東)	8.45	10.00

The PB harvest

105 set · 40 still standing

Sebastian Stone — 2×2 single 0.90: into the top 0.38% of the event's history.
Heidi Chan — 5×5 single 44.57: into the top 0.61% of the event's history.
Sabir Dhillon — 3×3 single 6.87: into the top 1.2% of the event's history.
Cindy Xiaoyue Huang (黄小越) — 3×3 blindfolded single 27.72: into the top 3.6% of the event's history.
Matt Mao — 3×3 blindfolded single 28.73: into the top 3.8% of the event's history.
Jonathan Rutenberg — 5×5 single 56.63: into the top 4.0% of the event's history.
Niteesh Eluri — 3×3 single 9.36: into the top 5.7% of the event's history.
Aiden Lee — 2×2 single 2.16: into the top 5.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

24 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

157 competitors · 591 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. Varun Mohanraj won it with a 6.51 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

157 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.