Competitions · United States

Berkeley Spring 2014

Berkeley, California · 19 April 2014 · 8 events · 108 competitors · 58 personal bests

Justin Thomas won two of the eight events (4×4, Square-1) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Mitchell Lane by 0.14 seconds. 108 competitors produced 58 personal bests, 13 of which still stand today, and 47 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Brandon Harnish set the Skewb average continental record: 5.31.

Two wins

Justin Thomas — 4×4, Square-1

0.14s

closest final — 2×2, Mitchell Lane over Arlo Sims

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Richard Jay S. Apagar	8.55	9.34
2×2	Mitchell Lane	2.02	2.96
4×4	Justin Thomas	34.77	36.93
3×3 one-handed	Edward Lin	12.24	16.33
Clock	David Adams	8.40	9.36
Skewb	Brandon Harnish	5.03	5.31
Square-1	Justin Thomas	13.59	19.06
3×3 Multi-Blind	Angel Lim	9 of 12 cubes · 53:23	—

The PB harvest

58 set · 13 still standing

Benjamin Chu — 3×3 one-handed single 18.05: into the top 15.2% of the event's history.
Patrick Crowne — 3×3 single 16.25: into the top 28.6% of the event's history.
Brian Choe — 3×3 single 16.93: into the top 30.8% of the event's history.
Sam Tsai — 3×3 single 18.38: into the top 35.3% of the event's history.
Jeffrey Nguyen — 3×3 single 20.06: into the top 40.1% of the event's history.
Gary Guth — 3×3 single 22.53: into the top 46.8% of the event's history.
Roger Li — 2×2 single 5.68: into the top 47.4% of the event's history.
Huy Ha — 3×3 single 25.43: into the top 53.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

47 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

4 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

108 competitors · 317 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 9.34 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

108 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.