Cubing in Mount Kisco 2024

Inside the American Legion hall, the focused rhythm of turning plastic and dropping timers set the tone for a full day of speedcubing. Sixty-two competitors gathered in Mt. Kisco, New York, USA on February 10, 2024, lining up across ten rounds of play. Across five distinct events, the assembly featured both fresh faces stepping up for their inaugural WCA competition and seasoned solvers aiming to sharpen their times. Cubing in Mount Kisco 2024 offered an ideal arena for technical precision across cubes ranging from two layers up to four.

Veteran competitors quickly set the benchmark as the rounds got underway. Carson Widjaja showed top-tier form in the premier Rubik's Cube category, leading a field of sixty competitors through three intense stages. Widjaja delivered the best single time of the event at 5.88 seconds before securing first place on the podium with a 6.54 average. Shaun Mack finished second in the final with a 7.09 average, while Parker Trager earned third place at 7.39. The 3x3 results demonstrated remarkable consistency from the leading trio, all representing the USA.

Carson Widjaja continued his standout day by capturing the 4x4x4 Cube crown as well. Over two rounds among forty-two entrants, Widjaja recorded a winning average of 29.40 seconds and delivered the fastest single of the bracket at 26.29 seconds. Shaun Mack collected another podium spot with a 32.31 average for second place, and Carter Williams rounded out the top three with an average of 34.02. Widjaja's dual victories across the larger puzzles highlighted a display of veteran control under tournament conditions at Cubing in Mount Kisco 2024.

Shaun Mack answered with a dominant run of his own in the short-format and specialty categories. In the 2x2x2 Cube event, which drew fifty-seven competitors, Mack claimed the title with an average of 2.40 seconds and a sharp 1.28 single. Eli Rogers took second place with a 2.62 average, closely followed by Parker Trager at 2.78. Mack then added a second gold medal in 3x3x3 One-Handed, outlasting forty-five participants across a single round. Mack posted a winning mark of 10.84 seconds alongside an 8.73 single, finishing ahead of Dylan Chan at 11.95 and Parker Trager at 12.27.

The triangular Pyraminx event rounded out the schedule, featuring fifty-one competitors over two stages. Clem Tucker emerged victorious, putting together a disciplined 2.59 average alongside a best single of 2.25 seconds. Parker Trager secured second place with an average of 2.73, marking Trager's third podium finish of the tournament. Dylan Chan claimed third place on the podium with a 2.86 average, concluding an all-American sweep of all fifteen podium spots across the five contested categories.

Beyond the championship finals, substantial progress unfolded throughout the lower tiers of the brackets. Joslyn S. Barbecho achieved massive personal milestones, dropping their 2x2x2 Cube best by 49 percent down to 8.81 seconds and cutting their Pyraminx mark by 46.6 percent to 16.68 seconds, while also establishing a 3x3x3 Cube personal best of 1:01.16. Evan Dearborn made major strides in the Rubik's Cube event, trimming an earlier mark by 44.2 percent to record a 1:01.56 personal best. Ewa Padlo improved across multiple events, cutting their 2x2x2 Cube time by 43.8 percent to 5.52 seconds and improving their 3x3x3 Cube best by 18.5 percent to 29.48 seconds.

Several solvers expanded their competitive repertoire by tackling new categories for the very first time. Alexander Adamski entered five events, logging a first ever attempt in 3x3x3 One-Handed of 33.98 seconds, a first Pyraminx mark of 7.28, and a 2x2x2 Cube personal best of 3.68 that was 34.3 percent faster than before. Grayson Simmons also tackled five events, registering a first 4x4x4 Cube attempt of 1:14.10 alongside a 31.7 percent improvement in one-handed solving at 28.29. Isaac Werthheimer posted a debut Pyraminx single of 10.05, a 23.9 percent leap on 2x2x2 Cube to 6.86, and a 22.2 percent drop on 3x3x3 Cube to 22.93. Cal Stockfield logged a first one-handed attempt of 36.98 seconds and lowered their Pyraminx mark by 29.5 percent to 10.92, while Christopher Maldonado-Coatl logged a first 2x2x2 Cube time of 9.51 and cut their 3x3x3 Cube mark by 21 percent to 26.62.

Cubing in Mount Kisco 2024 brought together a diverse mix of speed cubing enthusiasts who tested their skills across ten full rounds. From the gold-medal doubles secured by Carson Widjaja and Shaun Mack to the personal breakthroughs recorded at every table, the gathering highlighted the depth of the local community. As competitors packed up their gear at the American Legion, the 2024 season in the region gained strong early momentum from this competitive cubing competition.