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Lawrence Open 2014

Lawrence, Kansas · 1 November 2014 · 9 events · 44 competitors · 59 personal bests

David Woner won three of the nine events (4×4, 3×3 blindfolded, Square-1) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Kit Clement by 0.25 seconds. 44 competitors produced 59 personal bests, 25 of which still stand today, and 22 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Spencer Stutzman took a 2×2 single of 6.97 down to 2.99, 57 percent better in one day.

Three wins
David Woner — 4×4, 3×3 blindfolded, Square-1
0.25s
closest final — Skewb, Kit Clement over Edward Vakula
59
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Waris Ali10.1611.07
2×2Edward Vakula3.333.79
4×4David Woner39.6545.10
3×3 blindfoldedDavid Woner3:03.93
3×3 one-handedWaris Ali18.9020.71
MegaminxJohn Doeden1:29.961:34.59
PyraminxSamuel Pollom5.135.46
SkewbKit Clement5.756.07
Square-1David Woner17.0323.48

The PB harvest

59 set · 25 still standing
  • John Doeden — 3×3 single 9.93: into the top 7.3% of the event's history.
  • Phi-long Nguyen — 2×2 single 2.90: into the top 13.1% of the event's history.
  • Zack Bright — 3×3 single 13.27: into the top 18.4% of the event's history.
  • John Doeden — 4×4 single 47.88: into the top 22.0% of the event's history.
  • John Doeden — Megaminx single 1:29.96: into the top 28.2% of the event's history.
  • Nick Le — 3×3 single 16.13: into the top 28.2% of the event's history.
  • John Doeden — 2×2 single 4.19: into the top 28.9% of the event's history.
  • Bhanu Savan Kodam — 4×4 single 53.84: into the top 29.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

22 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

44 competitors · 235 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. Waris Ali won it with a 11.07 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

44 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.