Competitions · United States

Harvard Fall 2014

Cambridge, Massachusetts · 11 October 2014 · 7 events · 97 competitors · 93 personal bests

Collin Burns won two of the seven events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Daniel Wannamaker by 0.11 seconds. 97 competitors produced 93 personal bests, 24 of which still stand today, and 35 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Paul Binner took a Pyraminx single of 18.46 down to 5.56, 70 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Collin Burns — 3×3, 3×3 one-handed

0.11s

closest final — 2×2, Daniel Wannamaker over Arlo Sims

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Collin Burns	7.91	8.31
2×2	Daniel Wannamaker	1.69	2.85
4×4	Kevin Costello III	27.06	31.49
5×5	Kevin Costello III	1:09.66	1:12.27
3×3 blindfolded	Sreeram Venkatarao	35.27	—
3×3 one-handed	Collin Burns	12.55	14.76
Pyraminx	Joseph Lee	2.41	3.60

The PB harvest

93 set · 24 still standing

Kevin Costello III — 2×2 single 1.30: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
Joseph Lee — Pyraminx single 2.41: into the top 2.0% of the event's history.
Shemara Van Kuijck — 3×3 single 8.88: into the top 4.6% of the event's history.
Jack Pirtle — Pyraminx single 4.16: into the top 8.5% of the event's history.
Rohan Minocha — 2×2 single 2.72: into the top 11.1% of the event's history.
Greggy Kuperman — Pyraminx single 4.97: into the top 13.0% of the event's history.
Paul Binner — 2×2 single 3.31: into the top 17.9% of the event's history.
Julian Rose — 2×2 single 3.62: into the top 21.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

35 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

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

97 competitors · 384 results · 7 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 8.31 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

97 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.