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US Nationals 2014

Jersey City, New Jersey · 1 August 2014 · 18 events · 497 competitors · 830 personal bests

Feliks Zemdegs won five of the 18 events (4×4, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the Megaminx, won by Feliks Zemdegs by 0.06 seconds. 497 competitors produced 830 personal bests, 183 of which still stand today, and 144 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Feliks Zemdegs set the 5×5 single world record: 48.42.

Five wins
Feliks Zemdegs — 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, Megaminx
0.06s
closest final — Megaminx, Feliks Zemdegs over Louis Cormier
830
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Collin Burns7.718.32
2×2Lucas Etter1.581.87
4×4Feliks Zemdegs25.2630.35
5×5Feliks Zemdegs55.4756.89
6×6Feliks Zemdegs1:52.181:58.14
7×7Feliks Zemdegs2:46.182:50.90
3×3 blindfoldedNoa Arthurs30.4432.02
3×3 Fewest MovesVincent Sheu22 moves25.00
3×3 one-handedMats Valk11.8713.38
ClockEvan Liu6.977.50
MegaminxFeliks Zemdegs48.0451.82
PyraminxDrew Brads2.373.07
SkewbRami Sbahi4.434.96
Square-1Brandon Lin (林博浩)11.2712.83
4×4 blindfoldedRiley Woo4:50.85—
5×5 blindfoldedEvan Brown11:38.00—
3×3 Multi-BlindTim Wong22 of 27 cubes · 57:54—
3×3 with feetLouis Cormier44.5347.13

The PB harvest

830 set · 183 still standing
  • Caitlin Hutnyk — 2×2 single 1.07: into the top 0.7% of the event's history.
  • Nick Camillone — 2×2 single 1.23: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
  • Kevin Hays — 2×2 single 1.29: into the top 1.3% of the event's history.
  • Tommy Szeliga — 2×2 single 1.34: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
  • Ryan Jew — 2×2 single 1.39: into the top 1.7% of the event's history.
  • Vincent Sheu — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 22 moves: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
  • Ernie Pulchny — 2×2 single 1.52: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
  • Tyler Shimada — 2×2 single 1.57: into the top 2.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

144 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

36 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

497 competitors · 3757 results · 18 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 8.32 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

497 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.