Louisiana Championship 2024

Seventy-six competitors gathered across two full days of high-stakes speedcubing as the Louisiana Championship 2024 took over Denham Springs, Louisiana, USA. Hosted at the Denham Springs High School STEM and Robotics Center on June 22 and 23, 2024, the WCA competition staged 17 distinct events across 26 total rounds of play. From classic three-layered puzzles to massive big cubes and blindfolded disciplines, the weekend delivered a relentless showcase of turning speed, technical precision, and composure at the timer.

Dylan Miller emerged as the defining force of the tournament, capturing top honors in four separate categories. In the headline 3x3x3 Cube, Miller paced a field of 70 contenders through three rigorous rounds, sealing victory with a decisive winning average of 6.60 seconds after laying down a blistering single of 5.33 seconds. Teri McAcy secured the runner-up spot in the 3x3 results with an average of 8.21, while Rowan Stough earned third place at 8.48.

Miller extended his command into the short-format and specialty disciplines. In the 2x2x2 Cube, Miller posted an average of 2.70 seconds to lead Stough at 2.84 and McAcy at 2.87. Miller also captured the 3x3x3 One-Handed crown with an average of 13.31 seconds, holding off Stough at 15.40 and McAcy at 15.64, while adding a fourth gold in Megaminx courtesy of a 35.97 winning average and a 34.90 single.

Teri McAcy authored a powerhouse campaign of her own, sweeping every major big cube division at the cubing competition. McAcy took top honors in the 4x4x4 Cube with a 29.28 average, finishing ahead of Miller at 33.72 and Stough at 41.22. McAcy followed with commanding victories in the 5x5x5 Cube at 52.87 seconds, the 6x6x6 Cube with an average of 1:41.26, and the 7x7x7 Cube with a mark of 2:36.98.

Alex Bohac captured three event titles of his own during the speed cubing showcase, topping the Pyraminx bracket with a 2.39 average, winning Clock in a single round with a 4.06 average, and securing Square-1 with a 10.74 mark. Benjamin Verinder claimed the Skewb championship with an average of 4.15 seconds. In the strategic 3x3x3 Fewest Moves discipline, Andres Rodriguez prevailed with a 37.00 average, edging Everett Flott at 39.33 and Bohac at 40.33.

Beyond the championship podiums, the weekend highlighted tremendous personal milestones across the roster. Tai Choksawaengkarn took on 12 different events, cutting their Square-1 personal best by 61.3 percent down to 25.87 seconds and recording a first ever attempt at Megaminx of 2:02.91. Korbyn Lee logged an impressive 55.8 percent improvement in Clock with a new personal best of 15.33 seconds alongside a first attempt at Megaminx in 3:31.84. Kason Taylor Hamblen lowered their Skewb personal best by 48.8 percent to 5.74 seconds and completed a first 5x5x5 Cube attempt in 3:16.05, while Elijah Matzke took on 13 events, dropped their Clock best by 39.9 percent to 7.65, and finished 6th in 3x3x3 Blindfolded.

Fresh faces and expanding repertoires added depth to the action on the gym floor. Eisuke Akiyama delivered a 35 percent personal best reduction in the 4x4x4 Cube with a time of 54.63 seconds and tackled a first career Skewb run in 10.27. Alex Wagner dropped their 3x3x3 One-Handed mark by 33.5 percent to 30.15 seconds while logging a first Square-1 result of 42.03. First-time competitor Jax Cressend stepped into seven events, including a 40.61 first attempt on the standard Rubik's Cube, while Landon Nguyen tackled nine events, posting a personal milestone with a first Clock attempt of 22.43.

The blindfolded disciplines tested memory and nerve under strict competition conditions. Michael Conard took the 3x3x3 Blindfolded title with a single solve of 1:57.75, finishing ahead of Ordway Persyn at 2:16.70 and John S. Russell III at 3:49.34. Conard also triumphed in 3x3x3 Multi-Blind, successfully resolving 7 out of 7 cubes within 35:19, while Persyn placed second with 6 out of 7 solved in 34:44.

The Louisiana Championship 2024 concluded having demonstrated exceptional depth and sharp competition across every division. Dylan Miller and Teri McAcy established high benchmarks throughout the weekend, while dozens of competitors registered breakthrough personal bests and first-time marks that set a strong baseline for the year ahead.