Competitions · United States
Starlight Open 2014
Morrisville, Pennsylvania · 9 August 2014 · 7 events · 63 competitors · 66 personal bests
Kevin Costello III won two of the seven events (3×3, 4×4) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Corey Sakowski by 0.10 seconds. 63 competitors produced 66 personal bests, 18 of which still stand today, and six people held a competitor card for the first time.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Kevin Costello III | 7.24 | 9.00 |
| 4×4 | Kevin Costello III | 28.25 | 31.75 |
| 5×5 | Antoine Cantin | 1:13.98 | 1:19.67 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Antoine Cantin | 11.52 | 13.31 |
| Megaminx | Nick Rech | 44.49 | 55.54 |
| Pyraminx | Daniel Maienshein | 4.13 | 4.85 |
| Skewb | Corey Sakowski | 3.78 | 5.68 |
The PB harvest
66 set · 18 still standing- Daniel Maienshein — Pyraminx single 4.13: into the top 8.3% of the event's history.
- Daniel Maienshein — 3×3 one-handed single 15.46: into the top 9.1% of the event's history.
- Nick Rech — Skewb single 3.91: into the top 10.3% of the event's history.
- Dan Selzer — Pyraminx single 5.02: into the top 13.3% of the event's history.
- Nathan Bierema — Pyraminx single 5.13: into the top 14.0% of the event's history.
- Andy Smith — 5×5 single 1:23.78: into the top 22.2% of the event's history.
- Daniel Maienshein — 5×5 single 1:28.48: into the top 26.0% of the event's history.
- Yaroslav Luchko — Pyraminx single 6.83: into the top 26.5% of the event's history.
First-timers
Six 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
63 competitors · 286 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. Kevin Costello III won it with a 9.00 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
D R L F B D F' U R' L D2 F D2 F' U2 R2 L2 F D2 B - 2
U2 L2 D2 U2 R B2 R B2 R2 D L2 U2 F' D' L R' U2 F L B - 3
B D' R' F L F D' L2 U2 R B' R2 F' L2 F' B' U2 F L2 - 4
L D' R B L2 D R' U2 B2 L' D' R2 F D2 B U2 D2 F' B' - 5
D2 F' L2 U2 F L2 F' D2 F2 U' L' U2 F2 U' B' D B' F' U2 L
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
63 competitors- Adrian Hayden
- Alarik Mcnay
- Alexander Tin
- Amod Mathur
- Andre Cantin
- Andriy Luchko
- Andy Huang
- Andy Smith
- Antoine Cantin
- Arjun Singh
- Benjamin Christie
- Brad Coolahan
- Brandon Huang
- Brandon Joel
- Brandon Luster
- Claude Cantin
- Collin Burns
- Corey Sakowski
- Dan Selzer
- Daniel Chan
- Daniel Goodman
- Daniel Maienshein
- Dylan Cook
- Eva Kato
- Ishaan Lal
- Jack Pirtle
- Jake Pagano
- James Christensen
- Janelle Tin
- Jashmin Tin
- Jason Bauer
- Jeffrey Kummeth
- Joey Stahl
- John Tamanas
- Justin Mallari
- Ken Strother
- Keshav Ratra
- Kevin Costello III
- Kian Barry
- Kobe Balin
- Lawrence Lenau Jr.
- Livia Kleiner
- Lorelei Leviton
- Matt DeSanto
- Mike Kotch
- Mudit Mathur
- Nathan Bierema
- Nathan Kearney
- Nick Rech
- Pavan Ravindra
- Phil Yu
- Richard Ye
- Robert Lenau
- Saran Ram
- Stachu Korick
- Stephen Griggs
- Tanzer Balimtas
- Tolik Borisov
- Tommy Szeliga
- Uday Shankar
- Vishantak Srikrishna
- Yaroslav Luchko
- Zach Goldman
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.