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Idaho Open 2014

Iona, Idaho · 27 December 2014 · 6 events · 29 competitors · 11 personal bests

Edward Liu won three of the six events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 4×4, won by Edward Liu by 0.26 seconds. 29 competitors produced 11 personal bests, and 25 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Spencer Stutzman took a 4×4 single of 2:07.91 down to 1:24.63, 34 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Edward Liu — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5
0.26s
closest final — 4×4, Edward Liu over Michael Young
11
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Edward Liu10.6011.93
2×2Michael Young3.894.02
4×4Edward Liu44.2150.88
5×5Edward Liu1:19.741:23.63
PyraminxMichael Young4.937.38
SkewbMichael Young4.057.10

The PB harvest

11 set · 0 still standing

    First-timers

    25 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

    29 competitors · 144 results · 6 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. Edward Liu won it with a 11.93 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

    solve 1

    solve 2

    solve 3

    solve 4

    solve 5

    Race this final

    Everyone who competed

    29 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.