Competitions · United States
Newport Cube Day 2014
Corona Del Mar, California · 5 July 2014 · 9 events · 44 competitors · 59 personal bests
Nathan Soria won four of the nine events (2×2, 5×5, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Samuel Chiu by 0.09 seconds. 44 competitors produced 59 personal bests, 14 of which still stand today, and twelve people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Nathan Monette took a Skewb single of 46.97 down to 7.14, 85 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Riley Woo | 9.11 | 9.90 |
| 2×2 | Nathan Soria | 1.43 | 2.68 |
| 4×4 | Shane Grogan | 32.41 | 36.32 |
| 5×5 | Nathan Soria | 1:24.30 | 1:28.92 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Oleg Gritsenko | 36.36 | 38.48 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Samuel Chiu | 16.05 | 17.46 |
| Clock | Deven Nadudvari | 7.00 | 8.03 |
| Pyraminx | Nathan Soria | 4.47 | 6.17 |
| Skewb | Nathan Soria | 4.56 | 6.86 |
The PB harvest
59 set · 14 still standing- Nick Stanton — 2×2 single 1.36: into the top 1.6% of the event's history.
- Deven Nadudvari — 3×3 single 7.52: into the top 2.0% of the event's history.
- Peter Park — Pyraminx single 5.22: into the top 14.6% of the event's history.
- Evan Gates — 2×2 single 3.75: into the top 23.3% of the event's history.
- Evan Gates — 3×3 single 16.43: into the top 29.2% of the event's history.
- Evan Gates — Pyraminx single 7.25: into the top 29.9% of the event's history.
- Nathan Monette — Skewb single 7.14: into the top 34.7% of the event's history.
- Nathan Monette — 3×3 single 20.22: into the top 40.6% of the event's history.
First-timers
Twelve 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
44 competitors · 230 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. Riley Woo won it with a 9.90 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
L2 D L2 B2 U R2 D2 B2 F2 D' B' F2 R' F R2 B2 L2 R F U2 - 2
B' R2 D2 F' D2 F2 R2 F' R B' F' U' L2 U' F' L2 U F2 R' - 3
R2 U2 R' D2 R2 D2 R2 F2 L' B2 D2 B U' F U' R2 B U B L' - 4
B' L2 R2 B' R2 B' D2 B L R D2 B' D' U F2 L F' R' B' - 5
L B2 R' F2 R2 F2 U2 L D2 R B2 D R' U' R' D2 B2 U' F' L2 R
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
44 competitors- Alex Davani
- Alex Shih
- Alexander Bhayani
- Anders Bogan
- Andrew Nathenson
- Bill Zhang
- Brian Ko
- Chris Martin
- Derek Han
- Deven Nadudvari
- Ethan Vovan
- Ethan Woll
- Evan Gates
- Henry Helmuth
- Huy Vu
- Jack Riley
- Jason Sheu
- Jeffrey Zhang
- Jonah Dewing
- Jonathan Soria
- Jonathan Sun
- Jungwoo Kim (김정우)
- Luke Riley
- Matthew Dickman
- Michael Young
- Nathan Monette
- Nathan Phan
- Nathan Soria
- Nathan Weber
- Nick Stanton
- Oleg Gritsenko
- Patrick Hastings
- Peter Chau
- Peter Park
- Pilan Scruggs
- Raine Soriano
- Riley Woo
- Sam Ashbrook
- Sam Monette
- Samuel Chiu
- Shane Grogan
- Thomas Valles
- Tim Wong
- Todd Phillips
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.