Competitions · United States

Penn Cube Day Fall 2024

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · 2 November 2024 · 6 events · 94 competitors · 83 personal bests

Hassan Khanani won two of the six events (2×2, Square-1) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Hassan Khanani by 0.01 seconds. 94 competitors produced 83 personal bests, 30 of which still stand today, and twelve people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Sai Nyi Bhone Htut set the 3×3 single national record: 6.03.

Two wins

Hassan Khanani — 2×2, Square-1

0.01s

closest final — 2×2, Hassan Khanani over Zayn Khanani

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Darren Saito	6.70	7.01
2×2	Hassan Khanani	1.08	1.37
3×3 blindfolded	Liam Chen	15.44	18.26
Clock	Benjamin Wiginton	4.16	5.12
Pyraminx	Jay Pharma	2.69	2.80
Square-1	Hassan Khanani	4.40	5.03

The PB harvest

83 set · 30 still standing

Darren Saito — 3×3 single 5.40: into the top 0.22% of the event's history.
Sai Nyi Bhone Htut — 3×3 single 6.03: into the top 0.5% of the event's history.
Parth Garg — 3×3 single 7.05: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
Elvin Xu — 2×2 single 1.67: into the top 2.9% of the event's history.
Callan Gilchrist — 3×3 single 8.35: into the top 3.4% of the event's history.
Yuhao Chen (陈宇豪) — 3×3 single 9.17: into the top 5.3% of the event's history.
Parth Garg — Pyraminx single 4.06: into the top 8.0% of the event's history.
Ziqi Li (李子祺) — Pyraminx single 4.28: into the top 9.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

Twelve 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

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

94 competitors · 482 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. Darren Saito won it with a 7.01 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

94 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.