Competitions · United States

Cubing in the Lion's Den 2024

Ellicott City, Maryland · 10 February 2024 · 6 events · 142 competitors · 144 personal bests

Zayn Khanani won three of the six events (3×3, 4×4, Skewb) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Zayn Khanani by 0.58 seconds. 142 competitors produced 144 personal bests, 52 of which still stand today, and 29 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Frezer Dessew set the 4×4 single national record: 1:15.25.

Three wins

Zayn Khanani — 3×3, 4×4, Skewb

0.58s

closest final — 3×3, Zayn Khanani over Brayden Adams

144

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Zayn Khanani	6.13	7.31
4×4	Zayn Khanani	32.08	33.46
5×5	Hassan Khanani	58.97	1:03.48
3×3 blindfolded	Liam Chen	19.23	—
Megaminx	Declan Wilhelm	37.19	41.30
Skewb	Zayn Khanani	1.30	1.71

The PB harvest

144 set · 52 still standing

Matthew Rich — 3×3 single 6.17: into the top 0.59% of the event's history.
Sameer Chawla — 4×4 single 30.38: into the top 3.1% of the event's history.
Matthew Tender — 3×3 single 8.61: into the top 4.0% of the event's history.
Sameer Chawla — 5×5 single 57.04: into the top 4.1% of the event's history.
Sam Deacon — 4×4 single 33.78: into the top 5.6% of the event's history.
Declan Gladwin — 3×3 single 10.01: into the top 7.5% of the event's history.
Orhan Tasci — 4×4 single 37.60: into the top 9.4% of the event's history.
Zachary Hersch — 4×4 single 38.24: into the top 10.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

29 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

142 competitors · 655 results · 6 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. Zayn Khanani won it with a 7.31 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

142 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.