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Competitions · United States

Lexington Spring 2014

Lexington, Massachusetts · 12 April 2014 · 8 events · 68 competitors · 79 personal bests

Kevin Costello III won four of the eight events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Arlo Sims by 0.21 seconds. 68 competitors produced 79 personal bests, 29 of which still stand today, and 23 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Jacob Fink took a 2×2 single of 24.30 down to 7.38, 70 percent better in one day.

Four wins
Kevin Costello III — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed
0.21s
closest final — 2×2, Arlo Sims over Howie Craig
79
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Kevin Costello III7.538.44
2×2Arlo Sims2.753.34
4×4Kevin Costello III30.6232.06
5×5Kevin Costello III1:10.961:12.99
3×3 blindfoldedTim Wong1:05.45—
3×3 one-handedKevin Costello III16.4218.62
PyraminxJP Bulman4.966.62
SkewbArlo Sims4.987.30

The PB harvest

79 set · 29 still standing
  • Jonah Crosby — 2×2 single 1.75: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.
  • Shemara Van Kuijck — 2×2 single 2.17: into the top 6.0% of the event's history.
  • Howie Craig — 2×2 single 2.58: into the top 9.7% of the event's history.
  • Nick Fulham — Pyraminx single 4.77: into the top 11.8% of the event's history.
  • Howie Craig — 3×3 one-handed single 20.15: into the top 20.9% of the event's history.
  • Turner Brown — 3×3 single 14.83: into the top 23.8% of the event's history.
  • Bryson Tang — 2×2 single 4.03: into the top 26.9% of the event's history.
  • Justin Firsching — 3×3 single 16.22: into the top 28.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

23 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

68 competitors · 283 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 8.44 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

68 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.