Eugene Harvest Cubing 2024

Fifty-three competitors gathered at Kelly Middle School on October 5, 2024, to test their speed and nerves across thirteen rounds of action. In formats where every turn counts and a single mistake can dismantle a round, consistency remained the defining factor of the meet. Eugene Harvest Cubing 2024 brought a packed schedule to Eugene, Oregon, USA, delivering intense races across five different puzzles. The single-day tournament demonstrated the uncompromising demands of modern speedcubing, where any lockup or dropped piece immediately transforms a potential victory into an uphill battle.

The 3x3x3 Cube contest stood as the centerpiece of the program, drawing 51 competitors through three full stages of play. Ash Black emerged at the top of the 3x3 results, capturing the title with a decisive 8.09 winning average and a round-best single of 7.95. Ezra Fish pushed the pace until the final solve, securing second place with an 8.12 average, trailing by a mere three hundredths of a second. Benjamin Gottschalk completed the podium in third place with a 9.87 mark. The contest for the classic Rubik's Cube highlighted the razor-thin margins that govern top-level solving.

Ash Black extended that dominance across multiple disciplines during the afternoon sessions. In 4x4x4 Cube, Black navigated the complex reduction steps to finish first with a 33.48 average and a 29.21 single across two rounds. Ezra Fish earned another runner-up finish with a 36.13 average, while Luca Black secured third place at 37.53. Black was equally sharp on Skewb, taking the victory with a 2.17 average after posting a 1.31 single. Carston Hendricks finished second with a 4.72 average, and Asa Nelson followed closely behind in third with 5.26.

The 2x2x2 Cube featured intense action across three rounds and 48 entrants, providing India with its lone podium place of the meet. Ian Cantius Fredric took the title with an impressive 2.04 winning average and a 1.64 best single in the final, having recorded a 1.70 average and 1.10 single earlier in the competition. Steph Prze captured second place with a 2.90 average, while Asa Nelson rounded out the podium spots with a 3.49 average. The short solves left no room for hesitation, making every fingerturn crucial.

In the Clock event, Reece Romans mastered the dials to claim first place among 33 competitors with a 6.74 winning average and a 5.42 single across two rounds of play. Asa Nelson collected another top-three finish by securing second place with a 7.34 average, while Kai Songyun Park earned third place with 7.44. The mechanical nature of the puzzle punished minor misalignments, reinforcing the theme of absolute precision that defined the entire WCA competition.

Beyond the championship battles, several competitors achieved massive individual breakthroughs away from the podium spotlight. Jackson Railey took on four events, completing a first ever attempt at 2x2x2 Cube with a 9.28 and a first ever attempt at Clock with a 56.77, while slashing his 3x3x3 Cube personal best by 55.5 percent down to 31.22. Andrew Baker tackled five events, recording a first ever attempt at 4x4x4 Cube of 1:26.99, a first Clock attempt of 27.23, and improving his Skewb best by 51.4 percent to 7.22. Alexys Higgs notched a 2x2x2 Cube personal best of 6.41, which was 51.3 percent faster than before, alongside a first Clock try of 25.59 and a 37.3 percent drop on Skewb to 10.77. Nathan Jones also delivered huge strides, bringing his Skewb personal best down by 47.9 percent to 16.04 and lowering his 3x3x3 Cube mark by 25.9 percent to 27.06.

Other competitors marked crucial career milestones through major event debuts and strong personal bests. Henry Bolinger entered five disciplines and secured an 11th-place finish in 2x2x2 Cube, logging a 3.39 personal best that was 44.8 percent faster, while dropping his 4x4x4 Cube mark by 39.5 percent to 1:24.64. Reed Patterson placed 6th in Skewb with a personal best of 4.59, improved by 14.7 percent, while posting a first Clock solve of 11.70. Daniel Cancelliere-Kolish logged a first Skewb attempt of 10.81 and a first Clock mark of 47.04 while dropping his 3x3x3 Cube best by 11.8 percent to 40.84. Joshua McGuire notched a Clock debut of 28.09, accompanied by a 32.8 percent improvement in 4x4x4 Cube to 1:29.53 and a 20.6 percent cut in 2x2x2 Cube to 6.09.

First-time competitors also made their presence felt on the official stage. Lucas Wojtkowiak completed three events in a debut appearance, logging 10.82 on 2x2x2 Cube, 30.15 on Clock, and 38.62 on 3x3x3 Cube. Lola Ann Park registered a 7.75 on 2x2x2 Cube and 34.95 on 3x3x3 Cube. Rowan Elrod stepped up with an 18.44 on 2x2x2 Cube and 42.97 on 3x3x3 Cube, while Calvin Glaspey completed his first attempts with 13.66 on the 2x2x2 Cube and 59.25 on 3x3x3 Cube. Their efforts added broad depth to the speed cubing gathering.

With United States competitors earning fourteen podium places alongside one for India, Eugene Harvest Cubing 2024 closed out an energetic day of Northwest competition. The 2024 season in the region showed clear technical growth across all five disciplines, setting a high standard of focus and speed for every athlete involved in the local cubing competition circuit.