Spring Madness Colorado 2024

Ninety-four competitors assembled inside Chinook Trail Middle School on March 9, 2024, navigating a packed schedule of 11 rounds across five classic puzzles. The single-day structure in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA demanded immediate precision from the opening solves. Across the schedule, rigorous cutoffs and progression limits tested consistency, rewarding those who could manage the pressure of rapid turnarounds. With spots in the finals fiercely contested, every solve carried significant weight from the initial morning scramble to the late-afternoon title deciders.

The 3x3x3 Cube served as the centerpiece of Spring Madness Colorado 2024, standing out as the only discipline to feature three full rounds of play. An opening field of 88 solvers was whittled down through consecutive cuts, demanding steady nerves through every inspection window. Brayden Wroten mastered the multi-stage format, posting the best single solve of the entire tournament at 7.02 seconds and securing the championship with a winning average of 7.81 seconds. Jack Roe captured second place with a 9.56 average, while Camilo DeGeest locked up third place averaging 9.98.

Brayden Wroten expanded his dominance across the wider program, mounting an extraordinary campaign in the alternative formats. In Pyraminx, where 76 entrants faced two rounds, Wroten took the victory with a 3.36 average and a best single of 2.67, leading William Mitchell who averaged 4.07 and Jude Doland at 4.91. Wroten continued his streak in Skewb, topping a field of 62 competitors across two rounds by recording a winning average of 2.09 and a 1.88 single, finishing ahead of Estevan Lujan at 3.89 and Marcus Reagor at 4.72.

The multi-round Clock event brought similar success for Brayden Wroten, who navigated the two-round progression of 55 participants to take the top step with a 4.04 average and a 3.73 single solve. Kaemon Vita took second place with a 4.75 average, while Miles Walcott claimed third with a 5.47 mark. Wroten came remarkably close to sweeping the entire competition, but Jude Doland broke the streak in a blazing 2x2x2 Cube final, winning the event with a 2.09 average and a 1.68 single over Wroten's 2.18 average and Alex Aguayo's 2.89.

Beyond the championship finals, the depth of speedcubing progress was evident across the hall as competitors tackled fresh events and broke through previous benchmarks. Archer Odom took on four events, completing a first ever attempt at Pyraminx in 18.04 seconds while lowering their 2x2x2 Cube personal best to 4.22 seconds, which was 75.5 percent faster than their previous mark, alongside a 30.51 personal best in 3x3x3. Gideon Smathers took on five events, logged a first Pyraminx attempt of 15.44, achieved a 38th place finish in 2x2x2 Cube with a personal best 4.83, and cut their Skewb best by 50.3 percent down to 8.75 seconds. Oliver Evans tackled four disciplines, logging a first Pyraminx solve of 20.64 and cutting their Skewb personal record by 34 percent to 28.56 seconds.

That drive continued through several other individual breakthroughs throughout the WCA competition. Miles Frey completed five events at the meet, recording first career attempts in Pyraminx at 16.01 and Clock at 21.66, along with an 11.88 personal best on 2x2x2 Cube that improved on their previous benchmark by 25.1 percent. Wes Evans took on five events and made a first Clock attempt of 18.19 seconds while slashing their Skewb personal best by 33.2 percent to 5.70. Korbin Scadden posted a first Clock solve of 32.75 seconds and improved their Pyraminx best by 29.8 percent to 10.92, while Eland Aldrich registered a first Skewb attempt of 7.02 seconds and shaved 47.6 percent off their Pyraminx record with a 13.90 solve. Eli Delamater tackled five events, registered a 6th place finish in 3x3x3 Cube with a personal best of 9.56 seconds, and marked a first Clock attempt in 20.89.

The 2x2x2 Cube brackets also showcased exceptional speed cubing across both qualifying and final phases. In the early rounds, Wroten recorded a 1.16 single and a 1.58 average, while Doland posted a 1.97 single and a 2.57 average. Strong marks were registered throughout the elimination rounds by Walcott with a 1.97 single and 2.67 average, Lujan with a 1.90 single and 3.33 average, Evan Wilson with a 2.03 single and 3.39 average, DeGeest with a 2.16 single and 3.75 average, Vita with a 1.98 single and 3.76 average, Aguayo with a 3.24 single and 3.79 average, Carter Marshall with a 3.18 single and 4.04 average, and Mitchell with a 3.04 single and 4.07 average.

The competitive calendar in the state delivered high quality across every bracket, establishing sharp standards for the 2024 season. With all fifteen podium places claimed by solvers from the USA, the event proved the strength of regional talent across the standard Rubik's Cube and specialty categories alike. As the day concluded, the complete 3x3 results and multi-round formats reaffirmed how much preparation is required to survive rigorous cut lines at a premier cubing competition like Spring Madness Colorado 2024.