Competitions · United States
Virginia Open Spring 2014
Charlottesville, Virginia · 29 March 2014 · 7 events · 54 competitors · 51 personal bests
Drew Brads won four of the seven events (2×2, 4×4, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Drew Brads by 0.16 seconds. 54 competitors produced 51 personal bests, 4 of which still stand today, and 24 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Jacob Ambrose took a 4×4 single of 2:01.47 down to 56.44, 54 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Keaton Ellis | 9.18 | 10.51 |
| 2×2 | Drew Brads | 2.00 | 2.40 |
| 4×4 | Drew Brads | 32.90 | 36.69 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Corey Sakowski | 1:08.08 | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Keaton Ellis | 12.22 | 15.34 |
| Pyraminx | Drew Brads | 2.67 | 4.03 |
| Skewb | Drew Brads | 4.00 | 7.20 |
The PB harvest
51 set · 4 still standing- Peter Gunnarson — 3×3 single 9.00: into the top 4.9% of the event's history.
- Eli Lifland — 4×4 single 37.81: into the top 9.6% of the event's history.
- Robbie Stevenson — Pyraminx single 6.81: into the top 26.3% of the event's history.
- Brendan Aronhime — Pyraminx single 6.94: into the top 27.4% of the event's history.
First-timers
24 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
54 competitors · 289 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. Keaton Ellis won it with a 10.51 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
D' F2 R2 L' D' F U' B' U2 R' L F B2 D2 R2 F2 R2 B - 2
L2 D2 F2 R2 F2 U' L2 U' F2 L' B2 D' U' R2 B U L2 D' - 3
F2 R2 F2 R2 D2 U L2 B2 U F2 D2 F R B' D2 L' R2 D L B - 4
B' D' L U' F U2 F' D2 F' R D2 R2 L2 F2 U2 F2 B R2 F' L2 F' - 5
D R B R U L2 F2 B' D F2 B2 U2 R2 B2 L' F2 R' U2 L F2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
54 competitors- Aidan Walker
- Ajay Mysore
- Alese Devin
- Alexander Mertz
- Andy Huang
- Ankush Hommerich-Dutt
- Asa Kaplan
- Avinash Ramesh
- Brendan Aronhime
- Carter Thrash
- Chanoe Park
- Chris Hardwick
- Corey Sakowski
- Daniel Saha
- Drew Brads
- Eli Lifland
- Eric Gilbertson
- Ethan Linklater
- Felix Lee
- Henry Savich
- Jacob Ambrose
- Jacob Ford
- Jake Goldman
- Jeremy Kemp
- Joey Stahl
- Julianna Bennett
- Julien Berger
- Justin Dao
- Katie Carpenter
- Katie Engel
- Keaton Ellis
- Kobe Balin
- Korbin Leclair
- Lexi Schubert
- Luke Threatt
- Maggie Jordan
- Mark Donehoo
- Michael Yoo Fatemi
- Nate Lehman
- Nathaniel Theriaque
- Nolan Wages
- Pavan Ravindra
- Peter Gunnarson
- Robbie Stevenson
- Ryan Bodoh
- Sam Carpenter
- Samuel Gunter
- Sesi Cadmus
- Seth Brown
- Tanzer Balimtas
- Tommy Szeliga
- Vic Fischer
- Wesley Dale
- William Tilley
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.