QuabbiNxN Fall 2024

Inside Quabbin Regional High School, stacks of cubic puzzles lined the competition tables as timers flickered to life in Barre, Massachusetts, USA. The focus in the room remained steady across all six standard cubic disciplines, where competitors tackled multiple inspection periods and varying layer counts. Success throughout the single-day gathering depended far less on explosive solitary solves than on rock-solid execution over entire sets of attempts. When the timers stopped on September 29, 2024, the standings rewarded steady hands who avoided costly errors across multiple rounds of high-intensity play.

The 3x3x3 Cube contest captured that relentless demand for stability across three full rounds of action. Graeme Stone secured top honors in the 30-competitor field by delivering a commanding 7.35 winning average, reinforced by the round best single solve of 6.62 seconds. Cameron Soulagnet pushed hard with a 7.90 average to claim the silver medal spot, while Jeffrey Li posted an 8.15 average to complete the podium in third. The final 3x3 results demonstrated that navigating the classic Rubik's Cube required maintaining poise across five attempts rather than relying on an isolated burst of speed.

The larger puzzles demanded an even deeper level of technical consistency across every turn. Chandler Pike captured the 4x4x4 Cube title at QuabbiNxN Fall 2024, averaging 29.28 seconds in the final to narrowly best Soulagnet, who took second at 30.31, and Stone, who finished third with a 30.59 mark. In that event, Pike also established the fastest single solve of the bracket at 28.36 seconds. With three rounds of 4x4x4 competition on the schedule, maintaining precision through the reduction phase proved to be the defining factor among the 26 entrants.

Big cube mastery continued in the 5x5x5 Cube and 7x7x7 Cube events, where Jeffrey Li produced a pair of dominant performances. Li won the 5x5x5 Cube with a 52.17 average and a 49.40 single, staying comfortably ahead of Soulagnet at 54.57 and Pike at 56.26. Li doubled his gold tally in the 7x7x7 Cube final, averaging 2:06.65 with a best solve of 2:02.79 to finish well clear of Soulagnet at 2:39.11 and Pike at 2:54.33. Managing hundreds of pieces without disruption showcased the extraordinary endurance Li brought to the arena.

Cameron Soulagnet earned a pair of titles of his own, anchoring both the smallest and the second-largest puzzles on the docket. In the 2x2x2 Cube final, Soulagnet recorded a winning 2.03 average and a 1.75 single to finish ahead of Gabriel Garber Burd at 2.88 and Will Russo at 2.89. Soulagnet later took gold in the 6x6x6 Cube, recording a 1:39.43 average alongside a 1:34.83 single. Garber Burd followed in second at 1:42.23, while Stone took third at 1:48.59, completing an all-American podium sweep across all six events on the schedule.

Beyond the championship tier, personal breakthroughs emerged across every layer of the tournament. Gage Coon entered all 6 events, earning a best finish of 4th in 7x7x7 Cube while slashing their 2x2x2 Cube personal best by 43.8 percent down to 2.27 seconds, alongside improvements in 3x3x3 Cube to 8.73 and 4x4x4 Cube to 33.84. Akansh Karody shaved 40.8 percent off their previous best in the 4x4x4 Cube, posting a 45.43 mark and taking 10th in 3x3x3 Cube with a 7.95 single. Benjamin Costantini achieved an 8th-place finish in 6x6x6 Cube with a new personal best of 1:58.03, improving by 38.3 percent, alongside a 30.2 percent drop in 7x7x7 Cube to 3:27.91. Julianne Waite took on 4 events and cut 30.4 percent from their 5x5x5 Cube record with a 3:55.21 single.

Fresh milestones and debuts brought equal excitement to the speedcubing floor. Jonah Mathew entered 5 events, taking their first ever attempt at 6x6x6 Cube with a 4:40.13 while lowering their 4x4x4 Cube best by 31.8 percent to 1:04.87 and 2x2x2 Cube to 3.52. Grayson Ohler reduced their 2x2x2 Cube personal mark by 30.7 percent to 4.90 and dropped their 3x3x3 Cube time by 29.1 percent down to 27.80. Gabriel Solar de la Fuente improved their 3x3x3 Cube single by 22.8 percent to 16.27 across 3 events. Vivaan Patil delivered a first ever attempt at 5x5x5 Cube in 2:26.52, while also lowering their 4x4x4 Cube best to 1:04.27 and 3x3x3 Cube best to 13.30.

Across 14 rounds of play, the cubing competition celebrated steady development and disciplined solving. Every entrant at this WCA competition faced the exact same scrambled layouts, proving that sustainable pacing consistently overcomes erratic brilliance in high-level speed cubing. As the day drew to a close, the final results stood as a clear testament to methodical practice and composed execution under pressure.

The 2024 gathering demonstrated how deep talent runs throughout the region across every cubic category. With all 18 podium positions claimed by United States competitors, QuabbiNxN Fall 2024 offered a complete showcase of precision solving from 2x2x2 up through 7x7x7. The dedication displayed across the tables set a high standard of consistency for the upcoming competitive season.