Sunday 6 September 2026 Rebuilt nightly from the WCA's official results · export of 6 September 2026 · About
The Middle Three
Competitions → United States → Berkeley Fall 2014

Competitions · United States

Berkeley Fall 2014

Berkeley, California · 23 November 2014 · 8 events · 111 competitors · 67 personal bests

Mitchell Lane won three of the eight events (4×4, 6×6, 7×7) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Riley Woo by 0.11 seconds. 111 competitors produced 67 personal bests, 13 of which still stand today, and 45 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Richard Jay S. Apagar set the 6×6 single national record: 2:31.43.

Three wins
Mitchell Lane — 4×4, 6×6, 7×7
0.11s
closest final — 3×3, Riley Woo over Richard Jay S. Apagar
67
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Riley Woo6.449.44
2×2Nicholas Daneshvari1.863.28
4×4Mitchell Lane32.2234.75
5×5Richard Jay S. Apagar1:10.971:14.66
6×6Mitchell Lane2:25.222:30.16
7×7Mitchell Lane3:25.583:39.60
3×3 one-handedChia-Wei Lu (呂家維)13.3414.27
Square-1Sophie Chan20.5524.87

The PB harvest

67 set · 13 still standing
  • Christian Cotter — 3×3 single 15.02: into the top 24.5% of the event's history.
  • Jianneng Li — 2×2 single 4.06: into the top 27.3% of the event's history.
  • Brandon Fung — 3×3 single 15.97: into the top 27.7% of the event's history.
  • Christian Cotter — 4×4 single 54.46: into the top 30.1% of the event's history.
  • Colby Pong — 3×3 single 18.59: into the top 35.9% of the event's history.
  • Vihan Bhargava — 3×3 single 21.30: into the top 43.5% of the event's history.
  • Katelyn Tse — 3×3 single 21.40: into the top 43.8% of the event's history.
  • Bryan Le — 3×3 single 21.44: into the top 43.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

45 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

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

111 competitors · 340 results · 8 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. Riley Woo won it with a 9.44 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

111 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.