Competitions · United States
Carnegie Mellon Winter 2014
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · 13 December 2014 · 17 events · 27 competitors · 66 personal bests
Evan Liu won six of the 17 events (4×4, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Blake Thompson by 0.01 seconds. 27 competitors produced 66 personal bests, 19 of which still stand today, and six people held a competitor card for the first time.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Blake Thompson | 8.60 | 9.85 |
| 2×2 | Blake Thompson | 2.41 | 4.10 |
| 4×4 | Evan Liu | 40.54 | 42.50 |
| 5×5 | Evan Liu | 1:18.04 | 1:19.65 |
| 6×6 | Evan Liu | 2:24.36 | 2:31.83 |
| 7×7 | Evan Liu | 3:19.67 | 3:44.27 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Sreeram Venkatarao | 37.85 | — |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | Ryan DeLine | 26 moves | 29.67 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Pavan Ravindra | 11.51 | 14.52 |
| Clock | Evan Liu | 5.39 | 6.68 |
| Megaminx | Evan Liu | 1:09.27 | 1:19.13 |
| Pyraminx | Corey Sakowski | 4.76 | 5.51 |
| Skewb | Corey Sakowski | 5.32 | 6.06 |
| Square-1 | Blake Thompson | 18.59 | 22.82 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | Corey Sakowski | 4:34.84 | — |
| 5×5 blindfolded | Corey Sakowski | 12:46.00 | — |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | Mark Boyanowski | 13 of 17 cubes · 50:42 | — |
The PB harvest
66 set · 19 still standing- Blake Thompson — Skewb single 2.13: into the top 1.7% of the event's history.
- Shreyas Talamakki — Skewb single 2.28: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
- Shreyas Talamakki — 3×3 one-handed single 13.04: into the top 4.5% of the event's history.
- Tolik Borisov — 3×3 single 9.64: into the top 6.5% of the event's history.
- Corey Sakowski — 4×4 blindfolded single 4:34.84: into the top 18.4% of the event's history.
- Tolik Borisov — 3×3 one-handed single 19.68: into the top 19.6% of the event's history.
- Shahob Toshev — 3×3 single 16.06: into the top 28.0% of the event's history.
- Shreyas Talamakki — Clock single 10.90: into the top 29.6% of the event's history.
First-timers
Six 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
27 competitors · 275 results · 17 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. Blake Thompson won it with a 9.85 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
D L2 D2 L2 U' L2 R2 F2 L' U' R' F' L' B L' B2 F2 U2 - 2
F' L' D2 B' R U R L2 B' L' D2 R2 B2 D' B2 L2 U R2 F2 D' - 3
R2 U B2 D' R2 U' F2 U F2 U' B' D2 U2 L' D R D' B' - 4
R2 F2 L2 R2 F2 D2 U L B' D2 U' F' R U' L' B' F' R' - 5
B2 D' F2 U' R2 D' U B2 R' F R' U' F' D' L' D2 U' F2 L2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
27 competitors- Alex Kennedy
- Beckham Watson
- Blake Thompson
- Bobby Ansell
- Colin Wee
- Corey Sakowski
- Damian Bias
- Devan Ekbote
- Emery Kindel
- Evan Liu
- Evan Wasko
- Jeffrey Draper
- Jim Mertens
- Joey Rozman
- Kit Clement
- Mark Boyanowski
- Mark Neal
- Nathaniel Watson
- Owen O'Malley
- Pavan Ravindra
- Phillip Lewicki
- Ryan DeLine
- Shahob Toshev
- Shreyas Talamakki
- Sreeram Venkatarao
- Steven Cheung
- Tolik Borisov
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.