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Alliance for Education 2015

San Bernardino, California · 13 June 2015 · 5 events · 24 competitors · 13 personal bests

Weston Mizumoto won two of the five events (3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by James Hamory by 0.36 seconds. 24 competitors produced 13 personal bests, 1 of which still stand today, and seven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Michael Young set the Square-1 single continental record: 9.43.

Two wins
Weston Mizumoto — 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 one-handed
0.36s
closest final — 3×3, James Hamory over Shane Grogan
13
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3James Hamory9.5010.04
4×4Shane Grogan34.9437.83
3×3 blindfoldedWeston Mizumoto2:05.50
3×3 one-handedWeston Mizumoto12.2414.79
Square-1Michael Young9.4316.22

The PB harvest

13 set · 1 still standing

First-timers

Seven people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 12,291 people who made their debut in 2015. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

24 competitors · 98 results · 5 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. James Hamory won it with a 10.04 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

24 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.