Competitions · United States

Penn Cube Day Spring 2024

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · 2 March 2024 · 6 events · 91 competitors · 90 personal bests

Jerry Yao won two of the six events (3×3, 4×4) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Shaun Mack by 0.23 seconds. 91 competitors produced 90 personal bests, 35 of which still stand today, and 14 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Tejhas Annagiri took a 3×3 single of 1:03.76 down to 29.37, 54 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Jerry Yao — 3×3, 4×4

0.23s

closest final — 3×3 one-handed, Shaun Mack over Jerry Yao

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Jerry Yao	5.24	6.16
4×4	Jerry Yao	24.06	26.93
7×7	Livia Kleiner	2:20.80	2:22.31
3×3 blindfolded	Liam Chen	20.59	—
3×3 one-handed	Shaun Mack	10.93	13.25
Megaminx	Declan Wilhelm	37.54	41.41

The PB harvest

90 set · 35 still standing

Jason Bradley Huczko-Summerford — 3×3 single 6.22: into the top 0.63% of the event's history.
Aarav Guglani — 3×3 single 7.32: into the top 1.7% of the event's history.
Aarav Guglani — 4×4 single 31.59: into the top 3.9% of the event's history.
Aarav Guglani — 3×3 one-handed single 12.64: into the top 3.9% of the event's history.
Jason Bradley Huczko-Summerford — 3×3 one-handed single 13.00: into the top 4.4% of the event's history.
Liam Chen — 4×4 single 32.45: into the top 4.5% of the event's history.
Danny Liu — 3×3 one-handed single 13.81: into the top 5.8% of the event's history.
Omar Abou-Afach — 3×3 single 9.41: into the top 5.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

14 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

91 competitors · 427 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. Jerry Yao won it with a 6.16 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

91 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.