Cubing at the Y - Stoughton 2024

Sixty competitors sat down for the opening phase of the larger puzzles, setting an ambitious tone for the single-day schedule. Cubing at the Y - Stoughton 2024 brought 115 participants together in Stoughton, Massachusetts, USA on April 20, 2024, hosting five distinct puzzles across nine total rounds. While the standard Rubik's Cube drew its usual broad participation, the technical depth of the roster showed through in the big cubes and side puzzles. Competitors moved seamlessly from complex edge pairing to rapid tetrahedral turning, demonstrating the full variety of modern speedcubing disciplines across a packed day of tournament play.

The larger mechanisms delivered commanding displays of patience and turning precision. William Greninger established complete authority across both big cube disciplines, capturing the 4x4x4 Cube with a 30.13 winning average and a single solve of 26.80. Timothy Yang followed in second place with a 35.65 average, while Gabriel Garber Burd secured third at 36.40. Greninger then carried that momentum straight into the 5x5x5 Cube, where he was the only solver to break the minute barrier. His 57.60 winning average and 57.16 single took the title over Garber Burd, who finished second with a 1:05.60 mark, and Maxim Boyan Lin, who earned third place at 1:05.70.

The Pyraminx provided one of the tightest podium battles of the entire WCA competition. Jacob Schwartz claimed top honors with a 3.70 average, edging out Thiago Han of Brazil, who registered a 3.73 average in the decisive round. Saisabari Ramesh finished close behind in third position with a 3.90 average. The event saw 69 competitors take the stage over two rounds, with Schwartz setting the fastest single of the bracket at 2.15 seconds. Han provided Brazil with its sole podium placement of the competition, standing out in an otherwise entirely American medal distribution across all events.

The standard 3x3x3 Cube contest concluded after three rigorous rounds, with 114 competitors contesting the preliminary stages. Timothy Yang took the victory in the final round, posting a 7.27 winning average alongside a best single of 6.38. Maxim Boyan Lin followed closely in second place with a 7.69 average, while William Greninger collected another podium finish by taking third place at 8.21. The deep 3x3 results demonstrated strong execution across the board, with final times reflecting clean solve efficiency on the traditional 3x3 layout.

Short-puzzle speed cubing continued with the 2x2x2 Cube, where Ethan Zhuang topped a field of 89 competitors. Zhuang delivered a winning average of 1.66 seconds in the final round, accompanied by a 1.01 best single. Jacob Schwartz took the second step on the podium with a 1.91 average, and Ethan Mai rounded out the top three with a 2.08 mark. The event featured exceptional speed from the outset, highlighting the sharp inspection planning and explosive burst execution that define the smallest cubic format on the official program.

Beyond the podium battles, several competitors reached significant milestones during their runs at the Old Colony YMCA. Kevin Mendes produced a massive leap on Pyraminx, cutting 57.4 percent off his previous benchmark to record an 11.33 personal best, alongside a 43.13 mark in the 3x3x3 Cube. Riyaan Bajaj dropped his 2x2x2 Cube best by 46.3 percent to 4.16 seconds, notched a 13.55 personal best in the 3x3x3 Cube, and logged his first ever Pyraminx solve with a 15.98. Dylan Meehan completed his first official attempts across three events, posting a 57.10 in the 4x4x4 Cube to finish 37th, a 4.17 in the 2x2x2 Cube, and a 9.70 in Pyraminx. Jonah Mathew took on five events, registering his first official marks in Pyraminx with a 6.69, the 5x5x5 Cube with a 2:41.11, and the 2x2x2 Cube with a 5.20.

The breakthrough performances continued throughout the roster in Stoughton. Peyton Israsena Na Ayudhya took on five events and secured a 21st-place finish in the 5x5x5 Cube with a first attempt of 1:39.69, while cutting his 2x2x2 Cube personal best by 41.8 percent to 2.99 and his Pyraminx time by 13.2 percent to 11.27. Syed Mekaeel Ghani took on five events, improving his 4x4x4 Cube best by 34.2 percent to 2:17.76, trimming his 2x2x2 Cube time to 6.74, and logging a first official Pyraminx solve of 21.54. Spencer Sarkis finished 29th in the 4x4x4 Cube with a personal best of 53.57, representing a 31.4 percent improvement, alongside a first attempt of 2:35.92 in the 5x5x5 Cube and a 4.00 personal best in 2x2x2. Elias Kulp placed 31st in the 5x5x5 Cube on a first attempt of 2:25.90, also improving his Pyraminx best by 29.3 percent to 7.26 and his 3x3x3 time to 16.47.

Julian Kim, founder and developer of Speedcubing.app, competed across three categories during the meeting without taking a podium. Kim recorded three new personal bests over the course of the day. In Pyraminx, he took 42nd place with an 11.46 average and a best single of 6.00 on his first ever official attempt at the puzzle. He also earned 56th place in the 2x2x2 Cube with a personal best average of 7.93 and a 6.20 single, and finished 84th in the 3x3x3 Cube with a personal best average of 32.89 and a single solve of 27.00.

The single-day format tested consistency and mental endurance across varied formats, from fast tip adjustments to deep cubic algorithms. As the final puzzles were packed away, the tournament closed out another energetic chapter of Massachusetts competition. Cubing at the Y - Stoughton 2024 provided a balanced stage where versatile solvers and event specialists alike left their marks across nine full rounds of official play.