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BASC 5: Everything But 2x2 2015

Sunnyvale, California · 28 February 2015 · 16 events · 137 competitors · 129 personal bests

Kevin Hays won three of the 16 events (5×5, 6×6, 7×7) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Simon Montrose by 0.19 seconds. 137 competitors produced 129 personal bests, 31 of which still stand today, and 43 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Dan Sachs set the Skewb single national record: 3.13.

Three wins
Kevin Hays — 5×5, 6×6, 7×7
0.19s
closest final — Pyraminx, Simon Montrose over Bowen Deng (邓博文)
129
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Richard Jay S. Apagar7.839.72
4×4Shane Grogan33.0136.06
5×5Kevin Hays54.451:01.36
6×6Kevin Hays1:54.481:57.96
7×7Kevin Hays2:52.522:57.19
3×3 blindfoldedNoa Arthurs30.38—
3×3 Fewest MovesLucas Garron30 moves33.00
3×3 one-handedChia-Wei Lu (呂家維)13.4116.12
ClockKit Clement7.888.52
MegaminxRichard Jay S. Apagar55.351:00.10
PyraminxSimon Montrose3.254.53
SkewbMitchell Lane2.964.94
Square-1Michael Young15.1816.14
4×4 blindfoldedRiley Woo10:15.00—
3×3 Multi-BlindRiley Woo16 of 18 cubes · 58:44—
3×3 with feetRiley Woo1:07.711:45.90

The PB harvest

129 set · 31 still standing
  • Bowen Deng (邓博文) — Pyraminx single 2.41: into the top 2.0% of the event's history.
  • Simon Montrose — Pyraminx single 3.25: into the top 4.5% of the event's history.
  • Ansuman Somasundaram — Skewb single 3.50: into the top 7.8% of the event's history.
  • Marc Hipsley — 3×3 single 12.75: into the top 16.6% of the event's history.
  • Edward Liu — 5×5 single 1:17.11: into the top 16.9% of the event's history.
  • Simon Montrose — 4×4 single 45.01: into the top 18.3% of the event's history.
  • Nathaniel Knopf — 4×4 single 47.56: into the top 21.6% of the event's history.
  • Kyle Wilson — Pyraminx single 6.72: into the top 25.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

43 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

137 competitors · 585 results · 16 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. Richard Jay S. Apagar won it with a 9.72 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

137 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.