MarsdeNxN 2024

One hundred and fifty-nine competitors gathered for a demanding weekend of speedcubing across seven events and seventeen rounds at Marsden State High School. Taking place across September 21 and September 22, the gathering in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, put accuracy under the microscope. In mean-of-three events like the 6x6x6 Cube and 3x3x3 Blindfolded, the scoring format permits no dropped solves, ensuring that a single lockup, parity error, or miscalculated algorithm immediately impacts the final ranking.

The 6x6x6 Cube final embodied that exact tension as thirty-four competitors tackled the big cube. Yibo Wang showed remarkable poise across his attempts, maintaining an unbroken pace to take the victory with a winning average of 1:39.89 and a round-best single of 1:34.76. Behind him, Jamie Otsu secured second place with an average of 1:51.57, while Hao Do completed the podium with a 2:07.44 mark, illustrating how decisive clean executions are when there is no safety buffer.

Charlie Eggins delivered another masterclass in the unforgiving realm of 3x3x3 Blindfolded, where twenty-six competitors faced three rounds of intense memorisation and blind execution. Eggins clinched first place with a blistering winning average of 15.34, backed by a best single of 15.00. Joseph Burnett captured second place with an average of 1:27.21, and Jamie Otsu rounded out the podium spots in 1:30.98. Eggins also conquered 3x3x3 Multi-Blind, securing victory with 20 out of 21 cubes solved in 49:24.

In the classic 3x3x3 Cube, the premier discipline of the cubing competition featured a massive field of 155 solvers across four rounds. Charlie Eggins continued his brilliant weekend by claiming the title with a winning average of 7.08 and a best single of 6.89. Toby Seufert followed in second place with an average of 7.68, while Yibo Wang took third place with an 8.12 average, wrapping up the premier 3x3 results of the event.

The fast-paced short puzzles brought dramatic battles of their own. Guanbo Wang dominated the 2x2x2 Cube, topping a field of 134 entrants across three rounds with a winning average of 1.66 and a best single of 1.36. Lachlan Adams-Romyn took the runner-up spot averaging 2.13, while Charlie Eggins placed third with 2.64. In Pyraminx, Matthew Ban emerged victorious from ninety-nine entrants, logging a winning average of 2.82 ahead of Thomas Smith at 3.08 and Vaibhav-Jai Ravipati at 3.42.

Beyond the podiums, the official WCA competition was full of remarkable breakthroughs and steep learning curves across the board. Reuben White authored the weekend biggest leap forward, cutting his 2x2x2 Cube personal best by 73.8 percent down to 4.70 from 17.93, while also trimming his Pyraminx mark to 13.76 and his 3x3x3 Cube time to 29.70. KC Ernestine Acdal took on six events and delivered a 64.2 percent drop in Pyraminx to record a 3.24 personal best, alongside a 2.66 in 2x2x2 Cube and 4:06.10 in 6x6x6 Cube.

Michelle Ting enjoyed major improvements, slashing her 2x2x2 Cube mark by 51.5 percent to 13.88, dropping her 3x3x3 Cube best to 48.50, and posting a 13.57 in her first Pyraminx attempt. Zyrus Santos took on six events and finished fifth in 3x3x3 Multi-Blind with a first-time mark of 2/3 in 22:46, alongside a 1:00.30 in 4x4x4 Cube that was 41.2 percent faster than his prior best. Aditya Tyagi reduced his 4x4x4 Cube best by 41.1 percent to 43.87 and recorded a first Pyraminx solve of 5.52. Adon Ajo improved his Pyraminx best by 38.6 percent to 10.15 and tried 4x4x4 Cube for the first time at 2:36.42. Timothy Kingwell logged his first Pyraminx time of 7.04 and improved his 2x2x2 Cube mark by 33.9 percent to 3.49, while Ryder Yang cut his 2x2x2 Cube best by 43.2 percent to 2.92.

The 4x4x4 Cube contest rounded out the big-cube roster, with Yibo Wang earning his second gold of the weekend. Wang set the pace with an impressive winning average of 26.31 and a single of 23.74, outpacing Jamie Otsu at 34.90 and Tommas Austin-Milne at 35.18 over two rounds. The event demonstrated the intense discipline needed to handle the shifting challenges of modern speed cubing.

MarsdeNxN 2024 concluded having delivered exceptional Rubik's Cube mastery and relentless precision across every discipline in 2024. Australian solvers collected sixteen podium finishes alongside four for China and one for Malaysia. From multi-stage blindfolded triumphs to high-speed sprints, the Brisbane tournament reinforced how every single turn counts when margin for error drops to zero.