Competitions · United States

SacCubing XVIII 2024

Carmichael, California · 14 September 2024 · 6 events · 109 competitors · 87 personal bests

Varun Mohanraj won two of the six events (3×3, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Benjamin Schaham by 0.10 seconds. 109 competitors produced 87 personal bests, 41 of which still stand today, and 17 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Mathi Pragalathan Meenakshi took a 4×4 single of 4:31.13 down to 2:07.11, 53 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Varun Mohanraj — 3×3, 4×4

0.10s

closest final — 2×2, Benjamin Schaham over Varun Mohanraj

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Varun Mohanraj	5.71	6.96
2×2	Benjamin Schaham	2.05	2.15
4×4	Varun Mohanraj	26.20	27.29
3×3 blindfolded	Matt Mao	40.75	—
Pyraminx	Aaron Paskow	2.17	2.61
Square-1	Nico Harper (李有為)	8.04	9.18

The PB harvest

87 set · 41 still standing

Dan Pastushkov — 3×3 single 5.98: into the top 0.47% of the event's history.
Aaron Paskow — Pyraminx single 1.62: into the top 0.57% of the event's history.
Yutong Liang (梁昱桐) — Pyraminx single 2.36: into the top 1.9% of the event's history.
Tavia Jorjorian-Miller — Pyraminx single 2.94: into the top 3.4% of the event's history.
Tavia Jorjorian-Miller — 3×3 single 9.18: into the top 5.3% of the event's history.
Gage Vida — 3×3 single 9.26: into the top 5.5% of the event's history.
Ryan Reynolds — 3×3 single 10.42: into the top 8.7% of the event's history.
Charles McElvany — 3×3 single 11.51: into the top 12.2% 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

109 competitors · 509 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. Varun Mohanraj won it with a 6.96 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

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solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

109 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.