Competitions · United States

MIT Fall 2014

Cambridge, Massachusetts · 6 December 2014 · 7 events · 110 competitors · 144 personal bests

Kevin Costello III won three of the seven events (3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Arlo Sims by 0.05 seconds. 110 competitors produced 144 personal bests, 45 of which still stand today, and 24 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Niya Shroff took a 2×2 single of 1:31.37 down to 8.76, 90 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Kevin Costello III — 3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed

0.05s

closest final — 2×2, Arlo Sims over Julianna Bennett

144

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Kevin Costello III	7.68	8.60
2×2	Arlo Sims	2.64	3.04
4×4	Kevin Costello III	28.72	32.68
3×3 one-handed	Kevin Costello III	13.88	15.76
Clock	Arlo Sims	9.08	11.24
Pyraminx	Joseph Lee	2.91	3.62
Skewb	Arlo Sims	3.61	5.11

The PB harvest

144 set · 45 still standing

Andy Tsao — 3×3 single 8.15: into the top 3.1% of the event's history.
Joseph Lee — 3×3 single 8.95: into the top 4.7% of the event's history.
Matt Bahner — Pyraminx single 5.12: into the top 13.9% of the event's history.
Carlos Puentes — 2×2 single 3.13: into the top 15.8% of the event's history.
William Kretschmer — Pyraminx single 5.83: into the top 18.7% of the event's history.
Bryson Tang — 3×3 one-handed single 20.44: into the top 21.7% of the event's history.
Tim Wong — Pyraminx single 6.24: into the top 21.8% of the event's history.
Daniel Lo — 3×3 single 14.30: into the top 22.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

24 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

110 competitors · 458 results · 7 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 8.60 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

110 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.