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UIUC Big Cubes Spring 2024

Urbana, Illinois · 30 March 2024 · 6 events · 79 competitors · 82 personal bests

Kate Grahame won four of the six events (4×4, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Elijah Ackerman by 0.48 seconds. 79 competitors produced 82 personal bests, 31 of which still stand today, and eight people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Alexander Wheeler took a 6×6 single of 5:03.05 down to 2:36.63, 48 percent better in one day.

Four wins
Kate Grahame — 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7
0.48s
closest final — 3×3, Elijah Ackerman over Edward Vakula
82
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Elijah Ackerman7.928.32
4×4Kate Grahame25.3730.20
5×5Kate Grahame44.6846.36
6×6Kate Grahame1:29.201:33.29
7×7Kate Grahame2:09.142:14.08
3×3 blindfoldedBrayden Thompson24.57—

The PB harvest

82 set · 31 still standing
  • Aoli Wei (魏奥力) — 3×3 single 7.35: into the top 1.8% of the event's history.
  • Elijah Ackerman — 4×4 single 29.96: into the top 2.8% of the event's history.
  • Hargun Singh Tikku — 6×6 single 1:38.63: into the top 3.8% of the event's history.
  • Dhruv Arora — 4×4 single 32.10: into the top 4.3% of the event's history.
  • Tommy Moreno — 3×3 blindfolded single 32.51: into the top 4.9% of the event's history.
  • Sebastian Morber — 6×6 single 1:51.29: into the top 7.7% of the event's history.
  • Dhruv Arora — 6×6 single 2:03.49: into the top 12.4% of the event's history.
  • Ezra Lauritzson — 5×5 single 1:16.33: into the top 16.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

Eight 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

79 competitors · 345 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. Elijah Ackerman won it with a 8.32 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

79 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.