New to Sherwood Park 2024

A total of 143 competitors assembled inside the Strathcona Community Center as high-stakes speedcubing returned to Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada on March 30, 2024. The spacious community venue provided the stage for eight rounds of intense puzzle solving across three official disciplines. Throughout the single-day gathering, the hall remained focused and bustling as participants moved between the staging tables and competition stations, testing their preparation on the World Cube Association circuit.

The venue buzzed with activity from the opening rounds of the traditional Rubik's Cube through to the final showdowns in the afternoon. With eight total rounds scheduled, the pace of the WCA competition was brisk, demanding consistent execution across every solve. Solvers faced a competitive field representing varied experience levels, with the Strathcona Community Center hall supporting simultaneous heats across the three featured disciplines.

Kyle Santucci delivered the standout performance of the weekend, capturing titles across multiple disciplines. In the 3x3x3 Cube event, which drew a massive field of 142 entrants across three rounds, Santucci took first place with a winning average of 6.25 seconds to lead the official 3x3 results. He also posted the best single time of the event at 5.46 seconds. Caleb dela Fuente secured second place with an average of 7.97 seconds, while Lucas Kuczaj earned third place with an 8.23 average to round out the podium.

Santucci doubled his championship tally in the 2x2x2 Cube, topping a field of 129 entrants over three rounds. His winning average of 2.69 seconds narrowly edged out Benjamin Buchner, who finished as the runner-up with an average of 2.70 seconds. Lukas Holden claimed third position with a 3.05 average. Santucci also claimed the lowest single mark in the event with a 1.85, highlighting an exceptional run at New to Sherwood Park 2024.

Beyond the top steps of the podium, several participants made substantial leaps in their personal marks in the 2x2x2 Cube. Houston Wolfram took on three events and delivered a 2x2x2 Cube personal best of 1.63 seconds, improving by 70.3 percent over a previous mark of 5.49, while earning a 14th-place finish. Lincoln Inscho competed across three events and reduced their personal best in the 2x2x2 Cube by 56 percent to 9.03 seconds, alongside a 26.70 personal best in 3x3x3 Cube. Carter Ross registered a 56.2 percent improvement in the 2x2x2 Cube with a 5.48 personal best and logged a first ever attempt at Pyraminx of 15.79 seconds. Moses Tibeb Firew posted a 2.24 in the 2x2x2 Cube for a 52.1 percent improvement, along with a 3.68 personal best in Pyraminx to finish 16th.

Other competitors took on brand new disciplines on the tournament floor. Tom Sun contested three events, logging a first ever attempt at Pyraminx with a 10.19, a first ever attempt at 2x2x2 Cube of 5.15, and a 3x3x3 Cube personal best of 10.21, which was 39.9 percent faster than their prior 16.99 mark. Logan Kordov registered a first ever attempt at 2x2x2 Cube with a 3.34 and improved their 3x3x3 Cube best by 31.8 percent to 11.26 seconds. Talia Generoux-Machado logged a first ever attempt at Pyraminx of 17.45 and improved their 2x2x2 Cube mark by 30.4 percent to 7.87 seconds. Nixon McNutt tackled three events, achieving a first ever attempt at Pyraminx of 8.43 seconds and setting a personal best of 6.34 in 2x2x2 Cube.

The Pyraminx competition brought further drama across its two rounds of action, featuring 113 competitors. Kabir Johal earned the victory with a winning average of 3.02 seconds, backed by the best single time of the discipline at 2.51 seconds. Sam Edwards took the second podium spot with a 3.38 average, while Danny Buschert placed third with a mark of 3.51 seconds. Canadian competitors swept all nine available podium positions across the three events during the tournament.

The successful execution of New to Sherwood Park 2024 wrapped up a high-energy day of speed cubing in Alberta. With strong fields in every bracket, the Strathcona Community Center proved an effective home for regional talent to test their speed and consistency. As the year 2024 unfolds, the marks set throughout this cubing competition stand as benchmark achievements heading into the next rounds of the competitive season.

Organizers and participants closed out New to Sherwood Park 2024 having completed 143 entrant schedules without delay across three classic events. The combination of elite winning averages and major personal milestones made the stop in Sherwood Park a memorable chapter in the Canadian speedcubing calendar.