Competitions · United States
Caltech Fall Open 2014
Pasadena, California · 8 November 2014 · 8 events · 61 competitors · 66 personal bests
Shane Grogan won two of the eight events (3×3, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Nathan Soria by 0.03 seconds. 61 competitors produced 66 personal bests, 22 of which still stand today, and 18 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Derek Han took a 2×2 single of 7.03 down to 2.03, 71 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Shane Grogan | 8.12 | 9.89 |
| 2×2 | Nathan Soria | 2.06 | 3.13 |
| 4×4 | Shane Grogan | 31.82 | 39.57 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Andrew Le | 1:06.51 | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Samuel Chiu | 11.37 | 16.18 |
| Pyraminx | Sean Saito | 4.46 | 5.59 |
| Skewb | Nathan Soria | 3.65 | 4.61 |
| Square-1 | Michael Young | 17.31 | 24.72 |
The PB harvest
66 set · 22 still standing- Alex Davani — 2×2 single 1.23: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
- Anders Bogan — 2×2 single 1.28: into the top 1.3% of the event's history.
- Ryan Osborne — 2×2 single 1.31: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
- John Santo Domingo — 2×2 single 1.47: into the top 2.0% of the event's history.
- Deven Nadudvari — 2×2 single 1.48: into the top 2.1% of the event's history.
- Samuel Chiu — 3×3 one-handed single 11.37: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
- Daniel Zepeda — 2×2 single 1.83: into the top 3.7% of the event's history.
- Derek Han — 2×2 single 2.03: into the top 4.9% of the event's history.
First-timers
18 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
61 competitors · 255 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. Shane Grogan won it with a 9.89 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
L2 U2 F' L2 F U2 B2 L2 F L2 U' B2 R2 B U2 R D' B D2 F - 2
D2 L2 U F2 U' L2 B2 L' R2 F' L U' B R' F' D2 B2 D' F - 3
D2 F2 R F2 L' R F2 U B R B U' B' D2 F' L U' F' - 4
R2 U B2 R2 D F2 L2 U R2 U' R' D' F2 R' U' B2 F' U R D' B - 5
L2 B2 D L2 F2 D F2 L R B' R' U' B' F U' L R F R'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
61 competitors- Adam Walker
- Adrian Loera
- Alec Bernardi
- Alex Davani
- Anders Bogan
- Andrew Le
- Andrew Nathenson
- Brandon Darmiento
- Brian Kim
- Cameron Brown
- Chris Martin
- Corey Nambu
- Dan Pastushkov
- Daniel De Vera
- Daniel Zepeda
- Derek Han
- Derek Lam
- Deven Nadudvari
- Devin Corr-Robinett
- Dino Linsalato
- Dylan Maddocks
- Eric Sele
- Ethan Domingo
- Ethan Yeoh
- Eugene Chang
- Evan Lubeley
- Evan Serrano
- Everett Kelly
- Gavin Hanshaw
- Gregor Grigorian
- Ian Valdez
- James Hamory
- Jason Chen
- John Santo Domingo
- Jonathan Soria
- Junghyun Kim
- Jungwoo Kim (김정우)
- Kaustubh Nihul
- Melanie Maddocks
- Michael Young
- Nathan Soria
- Neil Prajapati
- Nick Li
- Nick Stanton
- Nolan Yoshimoto
- Patrick Hastings
- Peter Chau
- Phil Hamory
- Raine Soriano
- Riki Osawa
- Riley Griffith
- Ryan Lee
- Ryan Osborne
- Samuel Chiu
- Scott Oseas
- Sean Saito
- Shane Grogan
- Tristan Yoo
- Tyler Lake
- Xi Xu
- Yunseong Jung
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.