Competitions · United States
New Albany Open 2014
New Albany, Ohio · 21 June 2014 · 9 events · 28 competitors · 52 personal bests
Lucas Etter won three of the nine events (2×2, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Joshua Feran by 0.39 seconds. 28 competitors produced 52 personal bests, 10 of which still stand today, and six people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Zachary Nikolaus took a Pyraminx single of 11.16 down to 4.78, 57 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Blake Thompson | 8.69 | 10.34 |
| 2×2 | Lucas Etter | 1.65 | 1.97 |
| 5×5 | Lucas Etter | 1:16.00 | 1:23.64 |
| 7×7 | David Cipriano | 4:56.96 | 5:13.29 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Nathan Dwyer | 2:02.64 | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Lucas Etter | 14.25 | 17.74 |
| Pyraminx | Joshua Feran | 4.38 | 5.74 |
| Skewb | Mason Langenderfer | 5.20 | 5.72 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | Nathan Dwyer | — | — |
The PB harvest
52 set · 10 still standing- Blake Thompson — 3×3 one-handed single 11.12: into the top 2.0% of the event's history.
- Isaac Frye — 2×2 single 2.27: into the top 6.8% of the event's history.
- Zachary Nikolaus — Pyraminx single 4.78: into the top 11.9% of the event's history.
- Tyler Gross — Pyraminx single 5.97: into the top 19.8% of the event's history.
- Aaron Abramowitz — 2×2 single 3.86: into the top 24.7% of the event's history.
- Brad Stanton — 3×3 single 17.17: into the top 31.5% of the event's history.
- Trebor Kershaw — 2×2 single 10.25: into the top 78.9% of the event's history.
- Trebor Kershaw — 3×3 single 43.17: into the top 80.3% of the event's history.
First-timers
Six 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
28 competitors · 195 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. Blake Thompson won it with a 10.34 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
R2 F' U2 B L2 F2 U2 F' L D' B2 F' D R2 F' L2 D' R B - 2
B U' D' F2 B R' F' L2 D' F' L D' F2 D2 F2 B2 D F2 - 3
L2 U' B2 D U2 B2 D L2 B2 L2 F2 R B D' F R' D2 L' D L2 U' - 4
F2 U R U' F L F' B U L B' L2 U' R2 B2 R2 D' B2 L2 - 5
R2 U2 F2 R U2 R' U2 R' F U' L' U' L2 B2 L2 R U2 F D'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
28 competitors- Aaron Abramowitz
- Bill Harding
- Blake Thompson
- Bobby Kirschner
- Brad Stanton
- Brandon Liu
- Brenden Kent
- David Cipriano
- Gavin Randall
- Henry Savich
- Hyunwook Lee
- Isaac Frye
- Joshua Feran
- Killian Braunsdorf
- Kit Clement
- Lauren Klemz
- Lucas Etter
- Mason Langenderfer
- Nathan Dwyer
- Nathaniel Browning
- Phillip Lewicki
- Shreyas Talamakki
- Tolik Borisov
- Trebor Kershaw
- Tyler Brodzinski
- Tyler Gross
- Zachary Hall
- Zachary Nikolaus
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.