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Oklahoma Open 2014

Norman, Oklahoma · 15 November 2014 · 8 events · 30 competitors · 47 personal bests

Walker Welch won four of the eight events (2×2, 4×4, 7×7) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Walker Welch by 0.40 seconds. 30 competitors produced 47 personal bests, 14 of which still stand today, and nine people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Connor Bloom took a 2×2 single of 8.21 down to 3.30, 60 percent better in one day.

Four wins
Walker Welch — 2×2, 4×4, 7×7, Skewb
0.40s
closest final — 2×2, Walker Welch over Anthony Brooks
47
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Anthony Brooks6.429.37
2×2Walker Welch1.673.19
4×4Walker Welch41.3145.40
7×7Walker Welch3:30.673:45.27
3×3 blindfoldedBrandon Mikel1:28.98
3×3 one-handedAnthony Brooks13.8019.44
PyraminxRobert Horvath4.055.93
SkewbWalker Welch5.536.53

The PB harvest

47 set · 14 still standing
  • Aaron Shukert — 2×2 single 2.52: into the top 9.1% of the event's history.
  • Aaron Shukert — 3×3 single 11.98: into the top 13.8% of the event's history.
  • Connor Bloom — 2×2 single 3.30: into the top 17.8% of the event's history.
  • Phi-long Nguyen — Pyraminx single 5.91: into the top 19.3% of the event's history.
  • Anthony Brooks — 4×4 single 49.98: into the top 24.7% of the event's history.
  • Aaron Shukert — 4×4 single 51.17: into the top 26.1% of the event's history.
  • Connor Bloom — Pyraminx single 6.95: into the top 27.5% of the event's history.
  • Jett Huffaker — 3×3 single 18.16: into the top 34.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

Nine 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

30 competitors · 175 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. Anthony Brooks won it with a 9.37 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

30 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.