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Competitions · United States

Berkeley Fall 2015

Berkeley, California · 22 November 2015 · 8 events · 119 competitors · 87 personal bests

Richard Jay S. Apagar won four of the eight events (3×3, 4×4, 6×6) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Ty Marshall by 0.41 seconds. 119 competitors produced 87 personal bests, 26 of which still stand today, and 37 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Richard Jay S. Apagar set the 6×6 single national record: 2:25.84.

Four wins
Richard Jay S. Apagar — 3×3, 4×4, 6×6, 7×7
0.41s
closest final — Pyraminx, Ty Marshall over Sirish Nutakki
87
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Richard Jay S. Apagar7.718.39
4×4Richard Jay S. Apagar31.9036.86
6×6Richard Jay S. Apagar2:25.842:32.57
7×7Richard Jay S. Apagar3:53.504:02.91
3×3 blindfoldedSreeram Venkatarao26.71—
3×3 one-handedChia-Wei Lu (呂家維)15.5916.03
PyraminxTy Marshall4.215.68
SkewbTy Marshall3.944.87

The PB harvest

87 set · 26 still standing
  • Sophie Chan — Pyraminx single 4.68: into the top 11.3% of the event's history.
  • Sirish Nutakki — 4×4 single 42.86: into the top 15.6% of the event's history.
  • Anthony Yuen — Pyraminx single 6.81: into the top 26.3% of the event's history.
  • Dan Pastushkov — Pyraminx single 6.88: into the top 26.9% of the event's history.
  • Caden Conley — Pyraminx single 6.97: into the top 27.6% of the event's history.
  • James Olesen — 3×3 single 16.22: into the top 28.5% of the event's history.
  • Yon Soo Park — 3×3 single 17.28: into the top 31.9% of the event's history.
  • Cooper Glavin — Pyraminx single 7.55: into the top 32.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

37 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

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

119 competitors · 334 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. Richard Jay S. Apagar won it with a 8.39 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

119 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.