Competitions · United States

Austin Cubing Limits 2015

Austin, Texas · 3 January 2015 · 7 events · 67 competitors · 82 personal bests

Anthony Brooks won three of the seven events (3×3, 2×2, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Anthony Brooks by 0.21 seconds. 67 competitors produced 82 personal bests, 20 of which still stand today, and 21 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Christian Shank took a Pyraminx single of 15.77 down to 7.00, 56 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Anthony Brooks — 3×3, 2×2, 3×3 one-handed

0.21s

closest final — 2×2, Anthony Brooks over Ryan Przybocki

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Anthony Brooks	8.69	9.84
2×2	Anthony Brooks	1.70	3.61
4×4	Angelo Zhang	50.78	56.85
3×3 blindfolded	Mike Elliot	2:30.10	—
3×3 one-handed	Anthony Brooks	16.26	18.54
Pyraminx	Riley Norrid	3.87	5.59
Skewb	Ryan Przybocki	3.28	5.38

The PB harvest

82 set · 20 still standing

Ryan Przybocki — 2×2 single 1.51: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
John Hernandez — 2×2 single 2.09: into the top 5.4% of the event's history.
Shonathon Collins — Skewb single 4.51: into the top 14.5% of the event's history.
Thomas Medrano — 3×3 single 12.48: into the top 15.6% of the event's history.
Zachary Perkins — Skewb single 5.54: into the top 22.3% of the event's history.
John Hernandez — 3×3 single 14.90: into the top 24.1% of the event's history.
Christian Shank — Pyraminx single 7.00: into the top 27.9% of the event's history.
Christian Shank — 3×3 single 18.36: into the top 35.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

21 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

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

67 competitors · 279 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. Anthony Brooks won it with a 9.84 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

67 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.