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Competitions · United States

Carnegie Mellon Fall 2014

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · 11 October 2014 · 8 events · 47 competitors · 46 personal bests

Keaton Ellis won three of the eight events (3×3, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Joey Stahl by 0.70 seconds. 47 competitors produced 46 personal bests, 10 of which still stand today, and twelve people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Evan Liu set the Clock single continental record: 5.36.

Three wins
Keaton Ellis — 3×3, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed
0.70s
closest final — Skewb, Joey Stahl over Corey Sakowski
46
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Keaton Ellis8.779.57
5×5Keaton Ellis1:13.711:20.29
3×3 blindfoldedCorey Sakowski53.92
3×3 Fewest MovesEvan Liu33 moves
3×3 one-handedKeaton Ellis11.4215.31
ClockEvan Liu5.367.39
PyraminxEvan Liu4.975.49
SkewbJoey Stahl3.904.95

The PB harvest

46 set · 10 still standing
  • Phillip Lewicki — Pyraminx single 3.55: into the top 5.7% of the event's history.
  • Colin Wee — 3×3 single 11.55: into the top 12.3% of the event's history.
  • Ethan Howes — 3×3 single 12.52: into the top 15.7% of the event's history.
  • Ryan DeLine — Skewb single 6.36: into the top 28.6% of the event's history.
  • Shahob Toshev — 3×3 one-handed single 27.02: into the top 39.4% of the event's history.
  • Colin Wee — 5×5 single 1:46.27: into the top 40.1% of the event's history.
  • Nicole Prindle — 3×3 one-handed single 30.24: into the top 47.2% of the event's history.
  • Alex Hyams — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 43 moves: into the top 59.0% 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

47 competitors · 244 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. Keaton Ellis won it with a 9.57 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

47 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.