Competitions · United States

Red Cross Cubing Open 2014

Somerset, New Jersey · 13 December 2014 · 7 events · 131 competitors · 150 personal bests

Collin Burns won two of the seven events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Alex Maass by 0.13 seconds. 131 competitors produced 150 personal bests, 46 of which still stand today, and 48 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Collin Burns set the 3×3 single continental record: 5.93.

Two wins

Collin Burns — 3×3, 3×3 one-handed

0.13s

closest final — Pyraminx, Alex Maass over Henry Savich

150

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Collin Burns	7.12	8.84
2×2	Alex Koroglu	1.97	2.31
4×4	Patrick Ponce	27.78	35.97
5×5	Aryan Kejriwal	1:16.47	1:21.40
3×3 one-handed	Collin Burns	10.41	13.86
Pyraminx	Alex Maass	2.46	4.02
Skewb	Joey Stahl	3.83	4.36

The PB harvest

150 set · 46 still standing

Dylan Cook — 3×3 single 8.22: into the top 3.2% of the event's history.
Brandon Huang — Skewb single 2.82: into the top 4.1% of the event's history.
Kian Barry — 3×3 one-handed single 14.14: into the top 6.4% of the event's history.
Brandon Huang — 2×2 single 2.25: into the top 6.6% of the event's history.
Dylan Cook — 4×4 single 36.57: into the top 8.2% of the event's history.
Brian Qiu — 3×3 single 10.31: into the top 8.4% of the event's history.
Joey Stahl — Pyraminx single 4.46: into the top 10.0% of the event's history.
Teddy Sommers — 3×3 single 12.13: into the top 14.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

48 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

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

131 competitors · 549 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. Collin Burns won it with a 8.84 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

131 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.