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River Hill Winter 2014

Clarksville, Maryland · 8 February 2014 · 7 events · 80 competitors · 107 personal bests

Kevin Costello III won five of the seven events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Kevin Costello III by 0.47 seconds. 80 competitors produced 107 personal bests, 24 of which still stand today, and 22 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Alex Wendt took a 3×3 one-handed single of 5:12.65 down to 46.19, 85 percent better in one day.

Five wins
Kevin Costello III — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, 7×7
0.47s
closest final — 2×2, Kevin Costello III over Julianna Bennett
107
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Kevin Costello III7.598.43
2×2Kevin Costello III2.663.32
4×4Kevin Costello III30.3634.22
5×5Kevin Costello III1:18.151:21.90
7×7Kevin Costello III3:17.053:32.54
3×3 blindfoldedSreeram Venkatarao1:30.18
3×3 one-handedKeaton Ellis12.2515.01

The PB harvest

107 set · 24 still standing
  • Chanoe Park — 2×2 single 1.61: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
  • Jonathan Lin — 2×2 single 1.72: into the top 3.2% of the event's history.
  • Nat Baylon — 3×3 single 8.88: into the top 4.6% of the event's history.
  • Brendan Aronhime — 2×2 single 2.27: into the top 6.8% of the event's history.
  • Asa Kaplan — 2×2 single 2.27: into the top 6.8% of the event's history.
  • Christopher Long — 2×2 single 2.47: into the top 8.6% of the event's history.
  • Lee Thielemier — 2×2 single 2.61: into the top 10.0% of the event's history.
  • Alex Thielemier — 3×3 one-handed single 16.75: into the top 12.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

22 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

80 competitors · 341 results · 7 events.

Everyone who competed

80 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.