Competitions · United States

University Heights Cubing Winter 2024

Riverside, California · 27 January 2024 · 5 events · 99 competitors · 84 personal bests

Kyeongmin Choi (최경민) won three of the five events (2×2, 3×3 blindfolded, Megaminx) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Kyeongmin Choi (최경민) by 0.46 seconds. 99 competitors produced 84 personal bests, 22 of which still stand today, and 14 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Max Park set the 7×7 average world record: 1:41.78.

Three wins

Kyeongmin Choi (최경민) — 2×2, 3×3 blindfolded, Megaminx

0.46s

closest final — 2×2, Kyeongmin Choi (최경민) over Nancy Liu

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Max Park	5.26	6.57
2×2	Kyeongmin Choi (최경민)	1.16	1.49
7×7	Max Park	1:40.69	1:41.78
3×3 blindfolded	Kyeongmin Choi (최경민)	32.21	—
Megaminx	Kyeongmin Choi (최경민)	30.64	34.17

The PB harvest

84 set · 22 still standing

Gavin Torreflores — 2×2 single 1.16: into the top 0.92% of the event's history.
Jackson Stempke — 2×2 single 1.35: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
Chris Hong — 2×2 single 1.42: into the top 1.8% of the event's history.
Jason Zhang — 3×3 single 7.57: into the top 2.1% of the event's history.
Novaleigh Bui — 3×3 single 7.95: into the top 2.7% of the event's history.
Jonah Zurer — 2×2 single 2.03: into the top 4.9% of the event's history.
Ricky Bunker — 3×3 single 10.55: into the top 9.1% of the event's history.
Ryan Fong — 7×7 single 3:13.10: into the top 14.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

14 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

99 competitors · 472 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. Max Park won it with a 6.57 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

99 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.