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Battle of Waterloo 2014

Waterloo, Ontario · 31 May 2014 · 8 events · 84 competitors · 87 personal bests

Bill Wang won three of the eight events (3×3, 4×4, 3×3 blindfolded) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Ray Vince Ong by 0.10 seconds. 84 competitors produced 87 personal bests, 31 of which still stand today, and 22 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Bill Wang set the 4×4 single continental record: 25.10.

Three wins
Bill Wang — 3×3, 4×4, 3×3 blindfolded
0.10s
closest final — 2×2, Ray Vince Ong over Bill Wang
87
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Bill Wang7.658.28
2×2Ray Vince Ong1.842.25
4×4Bill Wang25.1032.28
3×3 blindfoldedBill Wang37.6339.44
3×3 Fewest MovesJustin Jaffray35 moves—
3×3 one-handedAntoine Cantin9.4612.73
PyraminxJulian David3.834.56
SkewbAntoine Cantin5.237.05

The PB harvest

87 set · 31 still standing
  • Nathan Dwyer — 3×3 one-handed single 12.39: into the top 3.5% of the event's history.
  • Daniel Que — 3×3 single 9.05: into the top 5.0% of the event's history.
  • Benjamin Wong — 2×2 single 2.19: into the top 6.1% of the event's history.
  • Andy Rock — 2×2 single 3.21: into the top 16.7% of the event's history.
  • Armin Askari — 3×3 one-handed single 18.62: into the top 16.7% of the event's history.
  • Frank Chen — 2×2 single 3.62: into the top 21.7% of the event's history.
  • Grayson Tucker — 2×2 single 3.88: into the top 24.9% of the event's history.
  • Jerry Li — 3×3 single 15.73: into the top 26.9% 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

4 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

84 competitors · 393 results · 8 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. Bill Wang won it with a 8.28 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

84 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.