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Cornell Open Spring 2014

Ithaca, New York · 27 April 2014 · 9 events · 62 competitors · 58 personal bests

Louis Cormier won four of the nine events (2×2, 5×5, Megaminx) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Collin Burns by 0.83 seconds. 62 competitors produced 58 personal bests, 13 of which still stand today, and 14 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Louis Cormier set the Megaminx average continental record: 52.25.

Four wins
Louis Cormier — 2×2, 5×5, Megaminx, 3×3 with feet
0.83s
closest final — 3×3, Collin Burns over Kevin Costello III
58
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Collin Burns8.519.04
2×2Louis Cormier2.363.38
4×4Kevin Costello III29.3631.80
5×5Louis Cormier1:06.881:11.87
3×3 blindfoldedSreeram Venkatarao53.60
3×3 one-handedCollin Burns15.3615.67
MegaminxLouis Cormier45.9752.25
PyraminxDaniel Wu3.404.57
3×3 with feetLouis Cormier41.3642.50

The PB harvest

58 set · 13 still standing
  • Tolik Borisov — 2×2 single 2.28: into the top 6.9% of the event's history.
  • Kellon Olusola — 3×3 single 10.97: into the top 10.4% of the event's history.
  • Cameron Harvey — 2×2 single 3.76: into the top 23.5% of the event's history.
  • Shane Harrington — 2×2 single 3.79: into the top 23.8% of the event's history.
  • Cameron Harvey — 3×3 single 16.25: into the top 28.6% of the event's history.
  • Daniel Ross — 2×2 single 4.39: into the top 31.5% of the event's history.
  • Katrina Carpenter — 3×3 single 19.18: into the top 37.6% of the event's history.
  • Reade Plunkett — 2×2 single 6.03: into the top 51.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

14 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

62 competitors · 293 results · 9 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. Collin Burns won it with a 9.04 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

62 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.