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Caltech Spring Open 2014

Pasadena, California · 17 May 2014 · 12 events · 77 competitors · 64 personal bests

Tim Wong won three of the twelve events (4×4 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind) and the closest final was the Megaminx, won by Michael Young by 0.34 seconds. 77 competitors produced 64 personal bests, 19 of which still stand today, and 22 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Andrew Nelson set the Square-1 single continental record: 10.31.

Three wins
Tim Wong — 4×4 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind
0.34s
closest final — Megaminx, Michael Young over James Hamory
64
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Nick Stanton8.619.99
2×2Nathan Soria3.003.36
3×3 blindfoldedAndrew Le1:00.88—
3×3 Fewest MovesRob Stuart31 moves—
3×3 one-handedNick Stanton14.2517.65
ClockDeven Nadudvari7.638.00
MegaminxMichael Young1:24.941:37.43
SkewbNathan Soria5.277.52
Square-1Michael Young13.2215.92
4×4 blindfoldedTim Wong——
5×5 blindfoldedTim Wong19:52.00—
3×3 Multi-BlindTim Wong19 of 23 cubes · 59:48—

The PB harvest

64 set · 19 still standing
  • Andrew Nelson — Square-1 single 10.31: into the top 6.7% of the event's history.
  • Matt Bahr — 3×3 single 13.63: into the top 19.7% of the event's history.
  • Tony Moon — 2×2 single 3.63: into the top 21.8% of the event's history.
  • Guogeng Ni — 3×3 single 16.16: into the top 28.3% of the event's history.
  • Matt Bahr — 3×3 one-handed single 23.41: into the top 29.9% of the event's history.
  • James Hamory — Megaminx single 1:32.93: into the top 30.0% of the event's history.
  • Guogeng Ni — 3×3 one-handed single 24.06: into the top 31.6% of the event's history.
  • Harrison Khoo — 3×3 single 18.09: into the top 34.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

22 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

77 competitors · 273 results · 12 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. Nick Stanton won it with a 9.99 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

77 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.