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Council Bluffs Cubing Buff 2024

Council Bluffs, Iowa · 26 May 2024 · 5 events · 66 competitors · 43 personal bests

Marcus Kamen won two of the five events (3×3, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Marcus Kamen by 0.24 seconds. 66 competitors produced 43 personal bests, 19 of which still stand today, and 17 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Chase Hedrick took a 2×2 single of 19.45 down to 4.16, 79 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Marcus Kamen — 3×3, Pyraminx
0.24s
closest final — 3×3, Marcus Kamen over Jayben Keene
43
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Marcus Kamen7.058.08
2×2Nathan Rahn1.622.05
MegaminxMason Langenderfer55.061:01.70
PyraminxMarcus Kamen1.612.17
Square-1Nathan Rahn8.6411.77

The PB harvest

43 set · 19 still standing
  • Marcus Kamen — 3×3 single 5.96: into the top 0.46% of the event's history.
  • Ryan Schock — 3×3 single 7.64: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
  • Dru Weimer — 3×3 single 10.80: into the top 9.9% of the event's history.
  • Cole Laughlin — 2×2 single 2.79: into the top 11.9% of the event's history.
  • Luca Constantino — Pyraminx single 5.30: into the top 15.1% of the event's history.
  • Bodie Ardinger Stibal — Pyraminx single 5.55: into the top 16.8% of the event's history.
  • Brew Scot Farver — Pyraminx single 6.04: into the top 20.3% of the event's history.
  • Rogan Brownlee — Megaminx single 1:22.40: into the top 23.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

17 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

66 competitors · 344 results · 5 events.

Everyone who competed

66 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.