River Hawk Cubikon 2024

Aedan Bryant set the tone in Skowhegan with a blistering 4.80 average in the Clock final, establishing a massive winning margin of more than two full seconds. That standout performance marked the beginning of a remarkable display across the non-standard disciplines on the schedule. Held on April 27, 2024, at the Skowhegan Community Center, River Hawk Cubikon 2024 gathered 64 competitors for a packed single-day programme of 10 rounds across five distinct categories.

The niche side events delivered the most compelling action of the entire speedcubing gathering in Skowhegan, Maine, USA. Bryant continued a dominant run by capturing the Pyraminx title with a 3.18 final average and a 2.29 best single. Saisabari Ramesh secured the runner-up spot with an average of 4.08, while Sophie Lenoel Quang rounded out the podium in third place at 5.18. Bryant later added a Clock single of 4.07 to accompany that 4.80 average victory, finishing ahead of Ramesh at 7.18 and Ethan Benson at 7.65.

Ramesh reversed the order in the Skewb final, claiming top honours with an impressive 3.08 average and a sharp 2.13 single across 35 competitors. Bryant followed closely in second place with a 4.07 average, narrowly edging Derek White, who took third on a 4.17 average. The tactical variety of the rotation offered a pure showcase of speed cubing versatility, moving fluidly between rotating dials, tetrahedral turns, and corner-axis mechanisms throughout the day.

Away from the podium battles, the lower rounds revealed dramatic personal progress for numerous developing solvers. Graham Burke delivered one of the largest leaps of the competition, lowering a previous 3x3x3 Cube personal best from 32.73 to 12.33, an improvement of 62.3 percent, while also recording a first official Pyraminx attempt of 5.58 and a Skewb effort of 23.72. Brandon Wallace took on four events, achieving a best finish of sixth in Pyraminx with a personal best of 3.58, which was 50.1 percent faster than a previous mark of 7.17, in addition to clocking initial career tries in Skewb at 5.02 and Clock at 11.96.

Other competitors similarly expanded their official portfolios across the full five-discipline roster. Nicholas Dean Milazzo posted a 39.6 percent personal best reduction in the 2x2x2 Cube down to 5.31 while trying Clock and Skewb for the first time with marks of 30.29 and 11.01. Seb Prill logged first attempts in Skewb at 15.08 and Clock at 18.42, alongside a 35.7 percent Pyraminx improvement to 5.77. Max Milazzo registered a 45.7 percent drop to 7.68 in the 2x2x2 Cube and a Clock debut of 35.67. Landon Warner cut 19 percent off a classic cube benchmark down to 18.36, while Elias Porter achieved a 22.4 percent upgrade in the 2x2x2 Cube to 3.81 alongside a Skewb debut of 4.31. Silas Hodsdon also impressed, securing a 14th-place run in the 3x3x3 Cube, a first official Pyraminx mark of 3.85, and a 26.5 percent Skewb personal best of 11.82.

In the 2x2x2 Cube, Bryant collected a third victory of the weekend, averaging 1.90 to lead the 56-player field after posting a 1.62 single in the final round. Ramesh earned another podium placing by taking second with a 2.80 average, just ahead of Aidan McKenzie, who captured third with 2.90. The opening round of the event witnessed a flurry of quick times across the board, highlighted by Bryant recording a 1.52 single and a 3.41 average, while Chris Yeager posted a 2.03 single and 2.82 average.

The traditional 3x3x3 Cube brought the day to a close with 58 competitors battling through two rounds for the main title. Graeme Stone clinched victory with an average of 7.51, posting the day's best single solve of 6.33 during the deciding round. White secured second place with an average of 8.31, while Charles Amarello completed the podium in third at 8.34, finalizing the official 3x3 results in a tightly contested bracket.

With all fifteen podium positions claimed by United States competitors, River Hawk Cubikon 2024 proved to be an exceptional celebration of specialized solving and classic Rubik's Cube speed. The seamless execution of five varied formats in Skowhegan demonstrated the depth of talent flourishing across every corner of the modern WCA competition circuit as the 2024 season progresses toward summer.