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Charlotte Open Fall 2014

Charlotte, North Carolina · 22 November 2014 · 8 events · 26 competitors · 36 personal bests

Daniel Wannamaker won five of the eight events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Josh Hainsel by 0.09 seconds. 26 competitors produced 36 personal bests, 6 of which still stand today, and twelve people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Ionel Bălteanu set the 4×4 single national record: 1:10.17.

Five wins
Daniel Wannamaker — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, Pyraminx
0.09s
closest final — Skewb, Josh Hainsel over Daniel Wannamaker
36
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Daniel Wannamaker8.8210.94
2×2Daniel Wannamaker1.552.42
4×4Daniel Wannamaker37.5742.55
5×5Daniel Wannamaker1:06.821:15.87
3×3 blindfoldedChris Hardwick2:01.47
3×3 one-handedPavan Ravindra11.1014.70
PyraminxDaniel Wannamaker3.895.98
SkewbJosh Hainsel5.259.77

The PB harvest

36 set · 6 still standing
  • Clark Cheng — 3×3 one-handed single 13.11: into the top 4.6% of the event's history.
  • Ionel Bălteanu — 2×2 single 2.95: into the top 13.7% of the event's history.
  • Sam Hanna — 3×3 single 14.86: into the top 23.9% of the event's history.
  • William Tilley — 3×3 single 15.30: into the top 25.4% of the event's history.
  • Daniel Wannamaker — 3×3 blindfolded single 2:27.16: into the top 42.3% of the event's history.
  • Sam Hanna — 3×3 blindfolded single 3:36.66: into the top 62.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

Twelve 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

3 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

26 competitors · 139 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. Daniel Wannamaker won it with a 10.94 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

26 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.