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Antelope Valley Fall 2014

Palmdale, California · 4 October 2014 · 6 events · 59 competitors · 51 personal bests

Nathan Soria won two of the six events (4×4, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Nathan Soria by 0.34 seconds. 59 competitors produced 51 personal bests, 15 of which still stand today, and 19 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Gianni Rasgado took a 3×3 single of 1:01.53 down to 20.78, 66 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Nathan Soria — 4×4, 3×3 one-handed
0.34s
closest final — 3×3 one-handed, Nathan Soria over Samuel Chiu
51
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Everett Kelly8.8810.08
4×4Nathan Soria34.7937.14
6×6Max Park2:24.602:37.97
7×7Max Park3:44.973:49.52
3×3 one-handedNathan Soria15.4516.16
3×3 with feetSteven Turner1:02.011:02.54

The PB harvest

51 set · 15 still standing
  • Jeong-Soo Park — 3×3 single 11.36: into the top 11.6% of the event's history.
  • Cameron Brown — 4×4 single 44.72: into the top 18.0% of the event's history.
  • Ryan Goff — 3×3 single 15.07: into the top 24.7% of the event's history.
  • Ryan Goff — 4×4 single 51.47: into the top 26.5% of the event's history.
  • James Han — 3×3 single 18.40: into the top 35.3% of the event's history.
  • Gianni Rasgado — 3×3 single 20.78: into the top 42.1% of the event's history.
  • Jack Gibson — 3×3 single 20.81: into the top 42.2% of the event's history.
  • Efrain Contreras — 3×3 single 21.21: into the top 43.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

19 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 9,275 people who made their debut in 2014. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

59 competitors · 188 results · 6 events.

Solve this final yourself

how this works →

The 3×3 final here ran on one scramble group, so these five sequences are exactly what the finalists faced. Everett Kelly won it with a 10.08 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

  1. 1R U2 L B2 L2 R B2 F2 R' F R B2 D2 L F' D2 R D U' B'
  2. 2B2 R2 D2 B L2 F2 D2 F2 D2 U2 R U2 F2 D' B R2 U L D2 B2
  3. 3F2 U2 R2 D L2 F2 R2 U' F2 R' F R' B' L' D' F R' D B F2
  4. 4B2 F2 U L2 D' R2 D F2 D2 L B' U F' U L D L2 F2 D' U'
  5. 5D' R U' R U' D' R2 U' L F' B L' F2 D2 B2 L' U2 R' D2

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

59 competitors

Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a final is a competition's last round; its order decides the podium · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · every solve starts from a computer-generated scramble, the same for every competitor in a round.