South Bay Weeknight Brain Freeze 3 2024

22 competitors gathered on May 22, 2024, at a private residence in Sunnyvale, California, USA for an evening of intense puzzle solving. Across seven rounds and six specialized events, the host nation established complete control over the award table. Competitors representing the United States claimed all 22 available podium positions throughout the meet. The focused lineup prioritized memory and big cubes over the standard Rubik's Cube categories, testing endurance and precision in a compact format.

The gathering served as a distinctive cubing competition on the calendar, highlighting both blindfolded categories and big cube solving. While many speedcubing meets focus on standard turning, South Bay Weeknight Brain Freeze 3 2024 brought together top talent to tackle the most mentally demanding disciplines in the sport. Graham Siggins and An Le led the charge across the evening schedule, splitting all six event victories between them to anchor the dominant domestic performance.

Graham Siggins set the tone in the blindfolded events, securing four separate event titles across the single-day schedule. In 3x3x3 Blindfolded, Siggins posted a winning single of 17.35 seconds in the final round to lead a top-three sweep alongside David Karalli (داود قراعلي) at 22.16 seconds and Caleb Suh at 1:14.21. In the first round of the event, Siggins had turned in a best single of 16.06 seconds. The 3x3 results across the blindfolded category reflected remarkable speed without visual feedback.

The blindfolded dominance continued onto the larger NxN hardware for Siggins. In 4x4x4 Blindfolded, Siggins captured first place with a single of 2:32.75, finishing ahead of David Karalli (داود قراعلي) with 5:20.50 and Ben Yu with 5:44.31. Moving up to 5x5x5 Blindfolded, Siggins stood as the sole competitor to log a successful attempt among seven participants, winning with a mark of 3:41.39 while the rest of the field recorded DNFs.

Siggins concluded his blindfolded slate in 3x3x3 Multi-Blind by successfully resolving 57 of 64 cubes within the one-hour time limit. Richard Anthony Parada earned second place by completing a flawless 11 of 11 cubes in 46:04. Nico Harper (李有為) took third place with 6 of 7 solved in 28:07. The concentration required across these blind disciplines provided a showcase of elite speed cubing technique at this WCA competition.

Away from the blindfolds, An Le dominated the large cube divisions to complete the remaining championship honors. In the 6x6x6 Cube final, Le recorded a winning average of 1:48.90 and a best single of 1:45.23, besting Ben Yu at 2:25.96 and Milo Jacquet at 2:35.75. Le then secured top honors in 7x7x7 Cube with an average of 2:54.93 and a single of 2:48.59, leading Milo Jacquet at 3:46.16 and Ben Yu at 3:57.07 on the podium.

Beyond the top steps of the podium, several competitors achieved remarkable milestones across their events. Jin Wu (武进) delivered a 3x3x3 Blindfolded personal best of 5:08.44, slicing 39.9 percent off their previous best of 8:33.09, while logging their first ever attempts in 7x7x7 Cube at 11:54.00 and 6x6x6 Cube at 8:30.95 alongside a 9th-place finish in 4x4x4 Blindfolded. Tavia Jorjorian-Miller recorded a 6x6x6 Cube personal best of 3:29.66 to drop 15.5 percent from 4:08.22 and took on a first ever attempt at 7x7x7 Cube with 5:42.19, placing 5th in the 6x6x6 event.

Milestones continued throughout the field across both blindfolded and speed events. Robert Alan Marks posted a 6x6x6 Cube personal best of 5:14.94, dropping 15.4 percent from 6:12.25, while also adding a 7x7x7 Cube mark of 8:39.70 and finishing 6th in 6x6x6. Felix Lee trimmed 14.6 percent from their 3x3x3 Blindfolded record to reach 1:21.95, while also setting personal bests in 7x7x7 Cube at 4:39.34 and 6x6x6 Cube at 3:20.62. TJ Kelly improved their 6x6x6 Cube mark by 7.7 percent to 3:31.92. Nathan Agan tackled a first attempt in 4x4x4 Blindfolded at 19:38.00 and a first 3x3x3 Multi-Blind result of 3/4 in 29:35, finishing 5th. Thomas Rond registered first attempts at both 7x7x7 Cube in 11:03.00 and 6x6x6 Cube in 7:31.54, while Ari Sirota completed their first ever attempt at 3x3x3 Blindfolded in 6:14.26.

The action at South Bay Weeknight Brain Freeze 3 2024 wrapped up with all 22 podium spots credited to American solvers. From complex multi-cube memorization runs to large puzzle execution, the evening delivered high-level execution across every bracket. With multiple personal records set and new events conquered, competitors left Sunnyvale having tested their mental limits in early 2024.