Competitions · United States

La La Land 2024

Los Angeles, California · 31 August 2024 · 16 events · 234 competitors · 381 personal bests

Brendyn Dunagan won eight of the 16 events (3×3, 2×2, 5×5) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Brendyn Dunagan by 0.08 seconds. 234 competitors produced 381 personal bests, 145 of which still stand today, and 55 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Brendyn Dunagan set the Clock single world record: 1.97.

Eight wins

Brendyn Dunagan — 3×3, 2×2, 5×5, 6×6, 3×3 one-handed, Clock, Pyraminx, Square-1

0.08s

closest final — Pyraminx, Brendyn Dunagan over Tripp Peters

381

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Brendyn Dunagan	5.97	7.17
2×2	Brendyn Dunagan	1.29	1.51
4×4	Paul Mahvi	26.56	28.67
5×5	Brendyn Dunagan	45.71	49.42
6×6	Brendyn Dunagan	1:23.20	1:26.63
7×7	Kate Grahame	2:07.50	2:11.59
3×3 blindfolded	Graham Siggins	19.06	—
3×3 one-handed	Brendyn Dunagan	9.00	10.51
Clock	Brendyn Dunagan	2.74	3.19
Megaminx	Nico Harper (李有為)	32.28	35.72
Pyraminx	Brendyn Dunagan	1.92	2.51
Skewb	Jack Flynn Stewart	3.04	3.54
Square-1	Brendyn Dunagan	3.53	5.58
4×4 blindfolded	Graham Siggins	1:33.27	—
5×5 blindfolded	Graham Siggins	3:31.41	3:37.44
3×3 Multi-Blind	Graham Siggins	60 of 64 cubes · 1:00:00	—

The PB harvest

381 set · 145 still standing

Brendyn Dunagan — Square-1 single 3.53: into the top 0.02% of the event's history.
Anish Shanmugam — 2×2 single 1.13: into the top 0.85% of the event's history.
Gavin Sillifant — Square-1 single 6.52: into the top 1.2% of the event's history.
Nitin Kumar (நிதின் குமார்) — 3×3 single 7.16: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
Vinícius Shaw — Clock single 3.63: into the top 1.7% of the event's history.
Lucas Chandler Moorehead — Pyraminx single 2.42: into the top 2.0% of the event's history.
Kate Grahame — Clock single 4.27: into the top 2.9% of the event's history.
Jaden Smith — 3×3 single 8.44: into the top 3.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

55 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

234 competitors · 2401 results · 16 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. Brendyn Dunagan won it with a 7.17 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

234 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.