Competitions · New Zealand

New Zealand Nationals 2014

Hamilton · 7 December 2014 · 14 events · 19 competitors · 38 personal bests

Anson Lin won four of the 14 events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by David Lim by 0.05 seconds. 19 competitors produced 38 personal bests, 12 of which still stand today, and two people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Aneurin Hunt set the Pyraminx single national record: 4.30.

Four wins

Anson Lin — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed

0.05s

closest final — Pyraminx, David Lim over Wilhelm Kilders

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Anson Lin	7.40	8.34
2×2	Joe Nowak	3.75	4.33
4×4	Anson Lin	31.69	37.81
5×5	Anson Lin	1:07.77	1:14.90
6×6	Wilhelm Kilders	2:48.31	2:51.55
7×7	Wilhelm Kilders	3:44.78	3:52.32
3×3 blindfolded	Tom Nelson	1:15.15	1:19.52
3×3 one-handed	Anson Lin	15.05	16.20
Clock	Wilhelm Kilders	7.53	10.47
Megaminx	Christian Houghton	1:16.69	1:31.95
Pyraminx	David Lim	5.96	6.72
Square-1	Wilhelm Kilders	22.91	27.46
5×5 blindfolded	Tom Nelson	24:10.00	—
3×3 Multi-Blind	Tom Nelson	—	—

The PB harvest

38 set · 12 still standing

Anson Lin — 2×2 single 2.00: into the top 4.7% of the event's history.
Anson Lin — 5×5 single 1:07.77: into the top 10.1% of the event's history.
Angelu Cayanan — 3×3 single 10.91: into the top 10.2% of the event's history.
Joe Nowak — Pyraminx single 5.13: into the top 14.0% of the event's history.
Anthony Shao — 4×4 single 1:00.21: into the top 36.7% of the event's history.
Joe Nowak — Megaminx single 1:56.38: into the top 43.8% of the event's history.
Max Gurr — 3×3 single 25.58: into the top 53.9% of the event's history.
Anthony Shao — Pyraminx single 10.94: into the top 60.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

Two 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

6 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

19 competitors · 166 results · 14 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. Anson Lin won it with a 8.34 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

19 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.