Cobb Cubes and Clocks 2024

The tables inside the Acworth Community Center were filled with timers, mats, and rotating puzzles as an energetic gathering of solvers settled in for a packed slate of speedcubing. Cobb Cubes and Clocks 2024 brought 107 competitors to Acworth, Georgia, USA on February 3, 2024, creating an intense atmosphere across four distinct disciplines. With nine total rounds scheduled through the course of the day, solvers cycled rapidly between official stations, judge desks, and practice areas while navigating a tight timetable of Rubik's Cube challenges.

Morning competition launched with early heats across the specialty puzzles, setting a brisk pace for the cubing competition. Clock participants faced a three-round progression, where precision was at a premium across every pin manipulation and dial alignment. In the final round of the Clock event, Eddie Artze secured first place with an impressive winning average of 3.64 seconds, bolstered by a best single of 3.39 seconds. Vishwa Sankar claimed the second spot on the podium at 5.09 seconds, while Alex Bohac rounded out the top three with an average of 5.56 seconds.

Midday attention shifted toward the larger layers as the 4x4x4 Cube took over the center stage. Across two rounds featuring 75 competitors, solvers battled the added parity cases and complex edge pairings demanded by the larger puzzle. Nicolás Sánchez navigated the final round with steady consistency, winning the event with an average of 28.28 seconds and recording the best single mark of 26.54 seconds. Katie Hull took second place with an average of 29.68 seconds, narrowly holding off Vishwa Sankar, who finished third with an average of 29.75 seconds.

The rapid-fire pace of the 2x2x2 Cube kept the midday program moving swiftly across two intense rounds. A field of 98 competitors delivered incredibly fast solves where margins of victory were measured in mere fractions of a second. Tommy Cherry captured the top spot on the podium with a winning average of 1.47 seconds and a best single solve of 1.20 seconds. Caleb Chen trailed by the slimmest of margins, posting a 1.48-second average for second place, while Matias Marcantoni-Nunez claimed third with an average of 1.52 seconds.

Beyond the top podium battles, several participants pushed their abilities by taking on new challenges and achieving massive personal bests across the day. Grady Redman entered four events and dropped their 3x3x3 Cube best to 23.85 seconds, an improvement of 48.9 percent over a previous mark of 46.66 seconds, while also logging a first ever attempt at 2x2x2 Cube of 6.91 seconds. Isaac Gaston delivered a personal best of 16.55 seconds on the 3x3x3 Cube, cutting 37.5 percent off a previous 26.46-second time, alongside a first ever attempt at 4x4x4 Cube of 1:38.61. Ferris Young posted a personal best of 30.30 seconds on the 3x3x3 Cube, a 28.2 percent drop from 42.19 seconds, and recorded a first ever attempt at Clock of 34.28 seconds.

The surge of breakthroughs continued across every discipline at Cobb Cubes and Clocks 2024. Jordan Cape achieved a 3x3x3 Cube personal best of 9.71 seconds, trimming 27.3 percent from a prior 13.36-second mark, while logging a first ever attempt at Clock of 9.73 seconds and finishing 19th in 2x2x2 Cube. Chance Kueven shaved 26.4 percent off a previous Clock best with a new 13.13-second mark and made a first ever attempt at 4x4x4 Cube of 1:46.76. Ryan Frankel logged a 3x3x3 Cube personal best of 14.34 seconds, improving by 23.3 percent, while completing a first ever attempt at Clock of 44.80 seconds. Miles Drake took on four events, highlighted by a first ever attempt at 2x2x2 Cube of 3.85 seconds, and Knox Korver tackled four events with a first ever attempt at Clock of 20.83 seconds.

The afternoon reached its climax with the classic 3x3x3 Cube event, drawing 106 entrants across two rounds of premier speed cubing action. As the field narrowed to the final group, the technical level in the room rose with every turn of the puzzle. Caleb Chen captured the championship title with a blazing winning average of 6.05 seconds, anchored by the best single solve of the event at 4.96 seconds. The 3x3 results finalized the podium with Tommy Cherry earning second place at 7.30 seconds and Vishwa Sankar finishing third with an average of 8.00 seconds.

The one-day WCA competition concluded with a complete sweep of all 12 podium positions by solvers representing the USA across four disciplines. From the early clock rotations to the decisive late-round 3x3x3 solves, Cobb Cubes and Clocks 2024 delivered high-level execution, dramatic margins, and extensive milestone marks across the board. Competitors packed up their gear at the Acworth Community Center with fresh personal bests in hand, looking forward to the next stops on the competitive calendar.