Competitions · United States

San Diego Big Cub 2024

San Diego, California · 27 April 2024 · 4 events · 105 competitors · 70 personal bests

Max Park won four of the four events (3×3, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Max Park by 2.06 seconds. 105 competitors produced 70 personal bests, 28 of which still stand today, and 26 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Jason Chang (章維祐) took a 6×6 single of 6:27.85 down to 3:19.52, 49 percent better in one day.

Four wins

Max Park — 3×3, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7

2.06s

closest final — 3×3, Max Park over Kyeongmin Choi (최경민)

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Max Park	4.65	5.51
5×5	Max Park	34.53	36.51
6×6	Max Park	1:05.35	1:10.68
7×7	Max Park	1:46.07	1:47.17

The PB harvest

70 set · 28 still standing

Justin Wang — 3×3 single 9.29: into the top 5.6% of the event's history.
Henry Helmuth — 5×5 single 1:01.66: into the top 6.4% of the event's history.
Henry Helmuth — 7×7 single 2:54.04: into the top 8.9% of the event's history.
Henry Helmuth — 6×6 single 1:54.81: into the top 9.0% of the event's history.
Evan Andrade — 3×3 single 11.13: into the top 10.9% of the event's history.
Dylan Govic — 5×5 single 1:08.95: into the top 10.9% of the event's history.
Jun Roley-Arzaga — 5×5 single 1:09.22: into the top 11.1% of the event's history.
Mateo Aguirre — 3×3 single 13.06: into the top 17.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

26 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

105 competitors · 370 results · 4 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. Max Park won it with a 5.51 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

105 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.