Competitions · United States

UMBC Fall 2024

Catonsville, Maryland · 21 September 2024 · 5 events · 142 competitors · 148 personal bests

Ari Randers-Pehrson won two of the five events (3×3, 4×4) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Ari Randers-Pehrson by 0.06 seconds. 142 competitors produced 148 personal bests, 67 of which still stand today, and 17 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Roi Christian Kim took a Skewb single of 23.96 down to 9.15, 62 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Ari Randers-Pehrson — 3×3, 4×4

0.06s

closest final — 3×3, Ari Randers-Pehrson over Sanzhar Beisembayev

148

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Ari Randers-Pehrson	7.24	7.70
4×4	Ari Randers-Pehrson	21.51	23.72
3×3 one-handed	Sam Deacon	10.87	14.62
Pyraminx	Daniel Goodman	2.05	3.08
Skewb	Brad Hoffman	1.70	3.61

The PB harvest

148 set · 67 still standing

Liam Chen — 3×3 single 6.18: into the top 0.6% of the event's history.
Samuel McRea — Skewb single 2.02: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
Sam Deacon — 3×3 one-handed single 10.87: into the top 1.7% of the event's history.
Aditya Arunkumar — Skewb single 2.16: into the top 1.8% of the event's history.
Samuel Garrett — Pyraminx single 2.93: into the top 3.4% of the event's history.
Josiah Hinson — Skewb single 2.69: into the top 3.6% of the event's history.
Adam Beatty — Skewb single 2.87: into the top 4.4% of the event's history.
Currin Wilson — Skewb single 3.05: into the top 5.2% 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

142 competitors · 661 results · 5 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. Ari Randers-Pehrson won it with a 7.70 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

142 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.