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UMBC Winter 2024

Catonsville, Maryland · 2 March 2024 · 5 events · 136 competitors · 125 personal bests

Raihan Sadr won the 3×3 with a 7.52 and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Brad Hoffman by 0.05 seconds. 136 competitors produced 125 personal bests, 48 of which still stand today, and 22 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Neel Nilesh Bhatt set the Skewb single national record: 7.26.

5
events decided
0.05s
closest final — Skewb, Brad Hoffman over Kobe Balin
125
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Raihan Sadr6.657.52
4×4Matthew Rich31.8033.95
7×7Sanzhar Beisembayev3:01.393:05.19
PyraminxMichael Nielsen1.532.23
SkewbBrad Hoffman2.903.64

The PB harvest

125 set · 48 still standing
  • Michael Nielsen — Skewb single 1.27: into the top 0.18% of the event's history.
  • Sanzhar Beisembayev — 3×3 single 5.34: into the top 0.2% of the event's history.
  • James O'Connell — Skewb single 2.91: into the top 4.6% of the event's history.
  • Udit Krishnasai — 4×4 single 32.50: into the top 4.6% of the event's history.
  • Samuel Du — Skewb single 2.95: into the top 4.8% of the event's history.
  • Siddharth Suresh — Skewb single 3.61: into the top 8.4% of the event's history.
  • Samuel Du — 4×4 single 38.70: into the top 10.6% of the event's history.
  • Henry Martell — 3×3 single 11.04: into the top 10.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

22 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

136 competitors · 574 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. Raihan Sadr won it with a 7.52 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

136 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.