Competitions · United States
Berkeley Mind Sports 2014
Berkeley, California · 16 March 2014 · 8 events · 35 competitors · 45 personal bests
Richard Jay S. Apagar won two of the eight events (3×3, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Edward Lin by 0.32 seconds. 35 competitors produced 45 personal bests, 18 of which still stand today, and two people held a competitor card for the first time.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Richard Jay S. Apagar | 8.06 | 8.98 |
| 2×2 | Edward Lin | 2.36 | 3.32 |
| 4×4 | Richard Jay S. Apagar | 32.40 | 36.75 |
| 5×5 | Edward Lin | 1:06.88 | 1:16.80 |
| 6×6 | Mitchell Lane | 2:36.84 | 2:40.10 |
| 7×7 | Mitchell Lane | 3:40.40 | 3:44.70 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Riley Woo | 1:12.02 | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Jeremy Fleischman | 13.66 | 15.33 |
The PB harvest
45 set · 18 still standing- Edward Liu — 3×3 one-handed single 13.83: into the top 5.8% of the event's history.
- Everest Shi — 3×3 single 9.71: into the top 6.7% of the event's history.
- Benjamin Chu — 2×2 single 2.28: into the top 6.9% of the event's history.
- Everest Shi — 2×2 single 2.33: into the top 7.3% of the event's history.
- Everest Shi — 3×3 one-handed single 18.02: into the top 15.1% of the event's history.
- Jeremy Fleischman — 4×4 single 42.80: into the top 15.5% of the event's history.
- Zachary Lo — 3×3 single 15.22: into the top 25.2% of the event's history.
- Armin Askari — 2×2 single 4.52: into the top 33.2% of the event's history.
First-timers
Two 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
1 regional record was set at this competition.
The field
35 competitors · 177 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. Richard Jay S. Apagar won it with a 8.98 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
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B' D2 B L' U B' R' L2 U L U' F2 B2 U2 B2 U2 L2 F - 2
L' B2 R' U2 B2 R' B2 F2 U2 R B U L B L2 R2 F2 U B2 U' - 3
L2 R2 F' R2 F L2 B' F2 L2 R' B' L F' U R' D B L' U - 4
F2 L2 R2 F' R2 F R2 F2 L2 D U' R' D' R' B' F' R D F2 L' - 5
L' F' D' L' B' U' L' F2 U D2 L' F2 D B2 U2 L2 U2 L2 U
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
35 competitors- Alan Chang
- Albert Xing
- Alex Ho
- Ansuman Somasundaram
- Arin Chang
- Armin Askari
- Benjamin Chu
- Brandon Harnish
- Brian Choe
- Chia-Wei Lu (呂家維)
- Colby Pong
- Daniel Ciao
- Darren Kwong
- Edward Lin
- Edward Liu
- Eun Hee Kim
- Everest Shi
- Jeremy Fleischman
- Jessica Shen
- Kathy Zhang
- Lucas Picard
- Marius Arcay
- Mitchell Lane
- Richard Jay S. Apagar
- Riley Woo
- Ryan Jew
- Ryan Lim
- Simon Montrose
- Spencer Thomas
- Steven Webb
- Steven Xu
- Tarryn Pham
- Tina Tu
- Yon Soo Park
- Zachary Lo
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.