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Houston Winter Open 2014

Cypress, Texas · 4 January 2014 · 7 events · 62 competitors · 56 personal bests

Anthony Brooks won two of the seven events (2×2, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Anthony Brooks by 0.06 seconds. 62 competitors produced 56 personal bests, 3 of which still stand today, and 31 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Walker Welch set the Skewb single world record: 4.63.

Two wins
Anthony Brooks — 2×2, 3×3 one-handed
0.06s
closest final — 3×3 one-handed, Anthony Brooks over Christopher Olson
56
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Christopher Olson8.3810.07
2×2Anthony Brooks2.313.12
4×4Caitlin Hutnyk30.6336.30
3×3 blindfoldedBrandon Mikel1:05.411:11.89
3×3 one-handedAnthony Brooks18.3419.70
PyraminxDylan Hughlett6.316.86
SkewbWalker Welch4.638.16

The PB harvest

56 set · 3 still standing
  • Neiman Walker — 2×2 single 3.69: into the top 22.6% of the event's history.
  • Ruibing Wang — 3×3 single 27.50: into the top 57.9% of the event's history.
  • Cory Thigpen — 4×4 single 1:46.03: into the top 74.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

31 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

62 competitors · 245 results · 7 events.

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.