Minxville Indiana 2024

A clean sweep across every single category defined the day in Martinsville, Indiana, USA, where Luke Garrett produced an astonishing six out of six tournament victories on May 4, 2024. The Hoosier Harvest Church played host to Minxville Indiana 2024, an action-packed one-day gathering where 80 competitors went head to head across 13 rounds of play. Garrett set the tone from the outset, dominating the field and securing top honors across all six disciplines on the schedule.

The 3x3x3 Cube contest delivered a thrilling showcase of speed cubing excellence and record-setting form. Across the rounds, Luke Garrett lowered the benchmark with a single of 4.90 seconds and an average of 5.82 seconds. In the final round of the classic Rubik's Cube, Garrett locked in the title with a winning average of 6.37 seconds alongside a weekend-best single of 4.76. Nate Abeleda took second place with a 7.41 average, while Carson Clark secured the third podium step with an 8.30 mark.

The 3x3 results across the 77-competitor bracket reflected widespread personal milestones and record marks throughout the draw. Thamaneeswar Sathesh Kumar recorded a single of 8.11 seconds and an 8.94 average. Evan Brown posted an 8.10 single and 9.07 average, while Nate Abeleda registered a 7.68 single and 9.31 average. Elliott Perkins achieved a 5.90 single alongside a 9.40 average, Carson Clark put up an 8.10 single and 9.47 average, Alex Lengacher hit an 8.62 single and 10.11 average, Garrett Hadaway logged a 9.69 single and 10.27 average, Roland Ababat turned in a 9.95 single and 10.72 average, and Graham Hartman earned a 9.88 single and 10.86 average.

Garrett continued his unmatched run in the auxiliary events, claiming victory in the 4x4x4 Cube with a swift 25.41 average and a best single of 24.11. Carson Clark took the silver medal in the four-layered event with a 35.61 average, followed by Evan Brown in third with a 38.87. In 3x3x3 One-Handed, Garrett was the only solver to break ten seconds, winning with an average of 9.82 seconds. Evan Brown secured second place with 15.17, while Nate Abeleda rounded out the podium spots at 17.93.

The non-standard puzzles offered no respite for the rest of the field as Garrett secured two more gold medals. In Megaminx, Garrett posted a 38.98 winning average, with Lucy Grace Bryson taking second in 50.89 and Carson Clark finishing third in 55.36. Clock saw Garrett take top honors with a 5.74 average, edging out Evan Brown at 6.03 and Roland Ababat at 7.23. Garrett finished his complete sweep in Pyraminx, winning with a 2.23 average over Carson Clark at 3.47 and Elliott Perkins at 3.94.

Behind the headline sweeps, several under-the-radar competitors achieved major individual breakthroughs across the day. David Liu showed tremendous growth by dropping his Pyraminx personal best to 2.50 seconds, an improvement of 44.1 percent, while also securing a fifth-place finish in Clock. Jaylen Delagrange tackled six events and shaved 43.4 percent off his 3x3x3 One-Handed best with a 31.94 mark. Anthony Segyde dropped his Pyraminx personal record by 39.8 percent to 4.00 seconds and logged his first ever 4x4x4 Cube attempt at 1:18.15. Ezra Epple improved his Megaminx mark by 33.7 percent to 2:14.36 and took on his first official Clock solve.

Newcomers and rising talents embraced fresh challenges across every table at the venue. Kason Taylor Hamblen lowered his Pyraminx personal best by 30 percent to 6.03 seconds and tried Clock for the first time. Stephen Brantly reduced his 3x3x3 Cube best by 24.7 percent to 16.65 seconds while logging a first attempt in Clock. Josiah Williams made his first career official attempts at both 4x4x4 Cube and Pyraminx, while Bennett Kingsley made his WCA competition debut across four events, including an 18.74 single in the 3x3x3 Cube.

With 18 podium positions awarded solely to United States competitors, Minxville Indiana 2024 proved to be an outstanding showcase of regional speedcubing talent. The variety of challenges from Clock to Megaminx tested solvers across every specialty in 2024. As competitors wrapped up their gear and analyzed the final standings, the benchmark marks established throughout the weekend served as a testament to the rising standard of performance heading into the next chapter of the season.