Competitions · United States

Caltech Winter Open 2014

Pasadena, California · 22 February 2014 · 8 events · 92 competitors · 103 personal bests

Edward Lin won two of the eight events (4×4, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Everett Kelly by 0.55 seconds. 92 competitors produced 103 personal bests, 31 of which still stand today, and 24 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Neil Morales set the 3×3 one-handed single continental record: 9.30.

Two wins

Edward Lin — 4×4, 3×3 one-handed

0.55s

closest final — 2×2, Everett Kelly over Edward Lin

103

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	James Hamory	9.46	10.23
2×2	Everett Kelly	2.09	2.57
4×4	Edward Lin	34.08	40.36
3×3 blindfolded	Justin Thomas	2:00.80	—
3×3 one-handed	Edward Lin	14.05	15.21
Pyraminx	Nathan Soria	5.30	5.78
Skewb	Peter Park	6.46	8.52
Square-1	Michael Young	15.93	17.34

The PB harvest

103 set · 31 still standing

Neil Morales — 3×3 one-handed single 9.30: into the top 0.65% of the event's history.
Nathan Soria — 2×2 single 1.36: into the top 1.6% of the event's history.
Everett Kelly — 2×2 single 1.75: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.
Peter Chau — 3×3 one-handed single 12.71: into the top 4.0% of the event's history.
Justin Thomas — 3×3 single 8.65: into the top 4.1% of the event's history.
Alexander Bhayani — 2×2 single 1.94: into the top 4.4% of the event's history.
Samuel Chiu — 2×2 single 2.06: into the top 5.2% of the event's history.
Anthony Lauro — Pyraminx single 3.50: into the top 5.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

24 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

92 competitors · 343 results · 8 events.

Everyone who competed

92 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.