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Competitions · United States

Lexington Fall 2014

Lexington, Massachusetts · 8 November 2014 · 8 events · 88 competitors · 125 personal bests

Kevin Costello III won five of the eight events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Arlo Sims by 0.20 seconds. 88 competitors produced 125 personal bests, 21 of which still stand today, and 22 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Shemara Van Kuijck set the Skewb average national record: 6.88.

Five wins
Kevin Costello III — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 7×7, 3×3 one-handed
0.20s
closest final — 2×2, Arlo Sims over Alex Koroglu
125
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Kevin Costello III7.658.57
2×2Arlo Sims2.752.94
4×4Kevin Costello III31.7232.88
5×5Kevin Costello III1:05.461:08.64
7×7Kevin Costello III2:50.743:05.81
3×3 one-handedKevin Costello III12.7013.45
PyraminxJoseph Lee2.514.07
SkewbShemara Van Kuijck5.506.88

The PB harvest

125 set · 21 still standing
  • JP Bulman — Pyraminx single 2.79: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
  • Joseph Lee — 3×3 one-handed single 13.29: into the top 4.9% of the event's history.
  • Joseph Lee — 2×2 single 2.23: into the top 6.5% of the event's history.
  • Alex Koroglu — Pyraminx single 5.20: into the top 14.4% of the event's history.
  • Alex Koroglu — 4×4 single 43.29: into the top 16.1% of the event's history.
  • Gabriel Shiu — 3×3 single 14.66: into the top 23.3% of the event's history.
  • Greggy Kuperman — 2×2 single 3.91: into the top 25.3% of the event's history.
  • Jiacheng Kang — 3×3 single 16.11: into the top 28.1% 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

88 competitors · 385 results · 8 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. Kevin Costello III won it with a 8.57 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

88 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.