Taoyuan Airport Cube Day 2024

164 competitors arrived at Taoyuan International Airport on November 23 and 24, delivering a thrilling chapter as the 2024 calendar heads toward its year-end stretch. Serving as a crucial late-season cubing competition, the tournament offered top performers a high-stakes arena to solidify their rankings before the campaign winds down. Over two bustling days in Taoyuan, Taiwan, participants took on 18 rounds across six distinct disciplines, producing world-class speedcubing marks and intense head-to-head battles across the weekend.

The centerpiece of the weekend was the premier Rubik's Cube division, drawing a massive field of 158 competitors across four grueling rounds. Kai-Wen Wang established control in the late stages of the tournament, taking the title with a dominant 6.43 winning average and a lightning-quick 4.27 single. Yi-Fan Wu secured the runner-up position with an 8.08 average, while Kai-Lun Cheng completed the podium in third place with an 8.26 mark. The 3x3 results demonstrated peak late-season form, setting a high standard for any remaining events on the international schedule.

Kai-Wen Wang proved to be the standout athlete of Taoyuan Airport Cube Day 2024, converting his momentum into three separate event victories. In the 4x4x4 Cube, Wang navigated a field of 101 competitors to capture first place with a 21.30 average, besting Yi-Jen Hsueh who took second with a 25.40 average, and Yi-Fan Wu who took third with a 25.65. Wang followed that up in the 5x5x5 Cube, topping the 78-player bracket with a winning average of 40.61. Wu earned another silver medal with a 47.13 average, while Cian-Jyun Yang took bronze with a 48.67 mark.

The 2x2x2 Cube provided the lone international victory of the weekend across 110 participants. Nigel Phang of Singapore posted a rapid 1.73 average in the finals to clinch the top spot, backed by a tournament single of 1.02. Local competitors gave fierce chase, as Yu-Chun Yeh and Kai-Wen Wang ended the final round locked at identical averages of 2.25, with Yeh claiming second place and Wang taking third. The event was packed with intense energy, representing the single non-Taiwanese podium finish among the 18 awarded across all categories.

In the specialty events, Wei-Ming Zeng set the benchmark in Pyraminx among 81 competitors over three full rounds. Zeng took victory with a sub-two-second average of 1.98, highlighted by a 1.57 single solve. Jie-Yu Xie followed closely to secure second place with a 2.71 average, while Cheng-Yu Tsai earned third place with a 2.91. Meanwhile, the Skewb final saw Kai-Lun Cheng capture the title with a 3.53 average, finishing ahead of Cian-Jyun Yang with a 3.62 average and Chao-Che Chung who took third with a 3.68 mark.

Beyond the podium finishes, the competition revealed major personal breakthroughs across the scorecards. Sheng-Long Lin achieved a stunning 65.6 percent drop on his Pyraminx mark to record a 3.80 personal best compared to his previous 11.04, alongside an 11.84 personal best on 3x3x3 Cube that improved his prior 14.63 by 19.1 percent, and a first ever attempt at Skewb yielding 16.57 across five events entered. Chin-Tien Lu entered four events, cutting his Skewb mark by 59.6 percent with an 11.42 personal best from an old 28.30, dropping his 2x2x2 Cube mark by 26.9 percent to 4.35 from 5.95, and logging a first attempt at Pyraminx of 14.00. Yueh Li took on four events, trimming his 2x2x2 Cube standard by 59 percent to a 4.55 personal best from 11.10, improving his Pyraminx best by 40.3 percent to 7.53 from 12.61, and registering his first ever attempt at Skewb with a 14.38 solve.

The depth of progress continued with I-Chuan Lin taking on six events, dropping his 4x4x4 Cube personal best by 42.1 percent down to 37.11 from 1:04.13, while securing his first ever attempts at 5x5x5 Cube in 1:17.63 and 2x2x2 Cube in 3.14. Chen-Cheng Hung entered five events, cutting 41.2 percent off his Skewb benchmark to set a 3.86 personal best from 6.56, alongside first attempts in 2x2x2 Cube with a 2.59 and 5x5x5 Cube with a 1:21.61. Duo-En Li took on five events and posted three debut marks, recording a first ever attempt at 4x4x4 Cube in 46.97, a first 2x2x2 Cube result of 3.82, and an initial Skewb attempt of 8.21.

With 17 of the 18 podium spots earned by Taiwanese competitors, the weekend underscored the immense regional strength on display at this high-profile WCA competition. The technical speed cubing showcase at Taoyuan International Airport concluded two days of relentless precision, rewarding long training cycles with personal milestones and podium glory. As the competitive year nears its end, Taoyuan Airport Cube Day 2024 stands as a major achievement for athletes building momentum toward the upcoming season.

在臺灣的重要航空樞紐Taoyuan International Airport，比賽現場早早聚集了來自各地的參賽者與愛好者。計時器的提示聲與魔術方塊高速轉動的清脆節奏在寬敞的場地中此起彼落，各個項目的競逐在充滿專注與熱情的氛圍中全面展開。作為一場備受矚目的WCA competition，這場魔術方塊速解賽事吸引了無數目光，選手們在此刻全神貫注，迎接每一場高水準的對決。

在2024-11-23至2024-11-24期間，於Taoyuan, Taiwan舉辦的Taoyuan Airport Cube Day 2024吸引了共計164名選手參賽。這場速解盛會一共設立了6個項目，在橫跨兩天的賽程中進行了18輪激烈比拼。整個週末的焦點不僅僅在於冠軍獎盃的歸屬，更在於大批選手展現出令人驚嘆的突破與進步幅度，以驚人的速度改寫個人最佳成績。

三階魔術方塊項目迎來了多達158名選手同場競技。Kai-Wen Wang (王楷文)展現出卓越的穩定性與速度，以6.43秒的平均成績強勢奪冠，並在比賽中刷出4.27秒的單次最快成績。Yi-Fan Wu (吳亦凡)以8.08秒的平均成績名列第二，Kai-Lun Cheng (鄭凱倫)則以8.26秒奪得季軍。Kai-Wen Wang (王楷文)在各輪次中的頂尖發揮，成為本屆賽事實力展現的絕佳代表。

在四階與五階項目中，Kai-Wen Wang (王楷文)延續了統治級的表現，豪取三冠。在101人參賽的四階魔術方塊中，他以21.30秒的平均成績與19.84秒的最快單次折桂，Yi-Jen Hsueh (薛以仁)以25.40秒獲得亞軍，Yi-Fan Wu (吳亦凡)以25.65秒排在第三。五階項目中，Kai-Wen Wang (王楷文)再度以40.61秒的平均成績奪冠，Yi-Fan Wu (吳亦凡)以47.13秒位居次席，Cian-Jyun Yang (楊謙君)以48.67秒收穫第三名。

在名次表之外，選手們的巨大進步同樣耀眼。Zhen-Yu Wu (吳鎮宇)參加了3個項目，二階個人最佳成績達到2.46秒，較以往的8.80秒大幅縮短了72%，三階個人最佳13.76秒也比原先的22.02秒提升37.5%，金字塔則做出10.15秒刷新舊紀錄12.44秒。Sing-Hao Lian (連星皓)出戰6個項目，二階以2.92秒突破舊紀錄5.49秒達46.8%，三階則由14.00秒進步30.9%至9.68秒，並在五階項目首次嘗試繳出2:08.89的成績。Yi-Hong Yu (于易泓)參加3個項目，二階個人最佳由6.18秒大幅進步44.2%至3.45秒，三階由15.52秒進步至14.01秒，同時在四階完成了初次嘗試，成績為59.64秒。

其他多位選手同樣交出了亮眼的進步答卷。Hung-Chun Wang (王竑鈞)報名了6個項目，金字塔個人最佳由5.56秒縮短36.7%來到3.52秒並取得第11名，四階個人最佳也由54.21秒進步27.2%至39.49秒，並首次在斜轉方塊留下11.13秒的成績。Tien-Hao Chu (鞠天浩)同樣參與了6個項目，二階成績由5.90秒進步35.3%至3.82秒，金字塔由12.46秒進步20.4%至9.92秒，並在五階迎來初次挑戰且獲得3:51.03。Jui-Yang Hung (洪瑞陽)在4個項目中奮戰，三階個人最佳由21.48秒進步20.3%至17.12秒，並在二階與四階分別完成了生涯首次嘗試，成績為4.91秒和2:11.31。

在二階魔術方塊項目中，來自Singapore的Nigel Phang以1.73秒的平均成績奪冠，單次最佳為1.02秒，Yu-Chun Yeh (葉昱均)與Kai-Wen Wang (王楷文)皆以2.25秒的平均成績登上頒獎台。金字塔魔術方塊由Wei-Ming Zeng (曾唯銘)以1.98秒的平均成績摘得桂冠，Jie-Yu Xie (謝傑宇)以2.71秒獲亞軍，Cheng-Yu Tsai (蔡承佑)以2.91秒獲季軍。斜轉方塊則由Kai-Lun Cheng (鄭凱倫)以3.53秒的平均成績登頂，Cian-Jyun Yang (楊謙君)以3.62秒位列第二，Chao-Che Chung (鍾肇哲)以3.68秒排在第三。

這場在Taoyuan, Taiwan圓滿落幕的Taoyuan Airport Cube Day 2024，在頒獎台總席次上展現了Taiwan選手17座與Singapore選手1座的精彩分佈。無論是Kai-Wen Wang (王楷文)在三項賽事中的奪冠發揮，還是眾多選手在秒數上實現的個人突破與全新挑戰，都為2024年的速解舞台寫下了充實且令人難忘的一頁。