Glasgow Favourites Evening II 2024

Inside the Learning and Teaching Building at Strathclyde University, the competition floor remained active as timers ticked through an intense evening of puzzles. Competitors gathered in Glasgow, City of Glasgow, United Kingdom on October 21, 2024, to test their speed across twelve disciplines. Every solve counted directly toward final placements in a single-round format where a solitary mistake could shift the standings.

The 3x3x3 Cube contest concluded with a decisive run of solves where Johnny Morello Kerlaff secured first place. Finishing with a winning average of 7.32 seconds and a best single of 6.57, Kerlaff separated himself from a 31-competitor field to claim the title. Adrian Forshaw earned second place with an average of 9.12 seconds, while Junhan Wen rounded out the podium in third with an average of 10.33 seconds in the premier Rubik's Cube category.

Kerlaff also captured top honours in 3x3x3 One-Handed at Glasgow Favourites Evening II 2024, recording a winning average of 12.10 seconds and an impressive single of 9.57. Bella Campbell finished as the runner-up with an average of 19.45 seconds, followed by Hayden Wallace in third place at 24.13. The demanding discipline showcased decisive one-handed turning across the eight-person lineup.

In the 2x2x2 Cube, Nicky Sim navigated a tight finish to capture first place with a 2.77 average, alongside a 1.47 single. Adrian Forshaw claimed the silver spot with an average of 3.07 seconds, while Bella Campbell took bronze with 3.56. Sim continued a remarkable evening by winning the 5x5x5 Cube with a 1:15.97 average, besting Ryan Eckersley at 1:19.84 and Johnny Morello Kerlaff at 1:20.04, and also taking the Clock title with a 6.08 average over Hayden Wallace's 6.47.

Beyond the top steps of the podium, several competitors achieved remarkable milestones across the evening. Ethan Julius Samuel delivered an outstanding 3x3x3 personal best of 24.14 seconds, cutting his previous mark of 1:06.03 by 63.4 percent, while also tackling the 2x2x2 Cube for the first time with a 14.18 single. Gordon Rigg dropped his 2x2x2 personal record by 53.7 percent down to 13.89 seconds and lowered his 3x3x3 time by 21.1 percent to 48.76. Jamie Gallagher showed broad progress across three events, cutting his Clock mark by 27.3 percent to 16.78, his 2x2x2 average by 20.4 percent to 6.97, and his 3x3x3 record by 9 percent to 34.89. Luke Rigg improved his Pyraminx personal best by 22 percent to 11.40 seconds.

First-time appearances highlighted the event's depth at Glasgow Favourites Evening II 2024. First-time WCA competition entrant Lachlan Jacob Noden took on four events, securing a 4th-place finish in Skewb with a 10.72 single while recording initial marks of 4.87 on 2x2x2 and 20.23 on 3x3x3. Debutant Connor Cameron logged first attempts across three disciplines, posting a 6.49 on 2x2x2, 10.42 on Pyraminx, and 30.36 on 3x3x3. Ayan Curthan recorded first-ever attempts with 13.20 in 2x2x2 and 14.27 in Pyraminx, alongside a 9.4 percent 3x3x3 improvement to 38.44. Raphael Carrozza advanced his Pyraminx record by 14 percent to 6.61, improved on 3x3x3 by 7.9 percent to 20.62, and put up his first official 2x2x2 result at 8.71.

Max Kwok U Sam enjoyed a prolific run across multiple puzzle types, earning victories in three separate events. Kwok U Sam claimed first place in 4x4x4 Cube with an average of 32.99 seconds, ahead of Yuyang Liu at 53.07 and Ho Ka Lam at 55.86. Kwok U Sam also secured the Megaminx victory with a 58.98 average and won Pyraminx with a mark of 4.43 seconds, leading a seventeen-competitor bracket.

Big cubes and specialty events rounded out the schedule with strong showings from Ryan Eckersley, who captured the 6x6x6 Cube title in 2:21.14 and won Skewb with a 5.87 average. Zhong Yi Yan prevailed in the 7x7x7 Cube with a 5:20.31 average, finishing ahead of Angelina Khemlani at 5:47.75 and Maria Holton at 7:05.88. Eleanor Sinnott finished on top in Square-1 with an average of 12.51 seconds.

With 44 competitors participating across 12 fast-paced events, Glasgow Favourites Evening II 2024 demonstrated high-level speed cubing skill. The 3x3 results and multi-event triumphs confirmed the region's strong standing in international speedcubing, marking another competitive chapter in Glasgow for the 2024 season.