Competitions · United States
Caltech Winter Open 2015
Pasadena, California · 21 February 2015 · 8 events · 68 competitors · 70 personal bests
Everett Kelly won three of the eight events (3×3, 2×2, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Nathan Soria by 0.14 seconds. 68 competitors produced 70 personal bests, 24 of which still stand today, and 18 people held a competitor card for the first time.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Everett Kelly | 8.15 | 9.93 |
| 2×2 | Everett Kelly | 2.35 | 2.76 |
| 4×4 | Nathan Soria | 35.62 | 38.59 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Michael Young | 1:38.47 | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Nathan Soria | 13.26 | 16.70 |
| Pyraminx | Everett Kelly | 4.45 | 5.22 |
| Skewb | Nathan Soria | 3.87 | 4.32 |
| Square-1 | Thomas Valles | 16.07 | 18.52 |
The PB harvest
70 set · 24 still standing- Samuel Chiu — 4×4 single 31.99: into the top 4.2% of the event's history.
- Patrick Hastings — 2×2 single 3.06: into the top 14.9% of the event's history.
- Nick Stanton — Skewb single 4.74: into the top 16.2% of the event's history.
- Jacob Davidson — 2×2 single 3.53: into the top 20.6% of the event's history.
- Eugene Chang — 2×2 single 3.88: into the top 24.9% of the event's history.
- Yunseong Jung — 3×3 single 21.99: into the top 45.4% of the event's history.
- Jordan Mitas — 2×2 single 5.66: into the top 47.2% of the event's history.
- Yunseong Jung — Skewb single 9.11: into the top 49.2% of the event's history.
First-timers
18 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
68 competitors · 283 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. Everett Kelly won it with a 9.93 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
L' B2 F2 L2 B2 R' U2 R' U F L R2 B' R D F2 D2 F - 2
U2 B L2 F' L2 D2 U2 F L2 R B L2 D2 L D2 F U' F2 R2 U' - 3
U2 R B2 L B2 R' F2 L D2 L U L' B' L' F D R B2 U2 L - 4
F2 R2 F2 L2 U2 R2 F2 U R' D' U2 F' R' U2 B R U' F' R - 5
R F' B2 R' L2 D R' D2 R2 U B' U' L2 D' F2 U' B2 D
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
68 competitors- Aaron Bajorunas
- Aidan Fessenden
- Alex Davani
- Anders Bogan
- Andy Nichols
- Armen Arakelyan
- Aurelius Liporada
- Batbuyan Injinash
- Ben Garcia
- Brandon Darmiento
- Brooklyn Schmidt
- Cameron Brown
- Chengxi Li
- Chris Martin
- Corey Nambu
- Cory Bernard
- Dan Pastushkov
- Daniel Boggs
- Dean Neugebauer
- Deven Nadudvari
- Devin Corr-Robinett
- Dino Linsalato
- Eli Herrera
- Elijah Brown
- Elliot Varon
- Eric Sele
- Ethan Vovan
- Eugene Chang
- Everett Kelly
- Gregory Karaoghlanian
- Guanda Fu (符冠达)
- Haochen Yu
- Henny Kim
- Henrik Anfinsen
- Hime Arellano
- Isaac Warren
- Jacob Davidson
- Jake Baburyan
- Jakub Koziol
- James Hamory
- Jeffery Zhang
- Jerich Lee
- Jhan Pogosyan
- Jonathan Sun
- Jordan Mitas
- Junghyun Kim
- Jungwoo Kim (김정우)
- Kabir Malhotra
- Karlee Tumbleson
- Kim-Lan Vo
- Lance Taningco
- Michael Young
- Mustafa Kafar
- Nathan Soria
- Nick Stanton
- Patrick Hastings
- Patrick Reardon
- Phil Hamory
- Rafael Petrosian
- Ryan Browne
- Ryan Chu
- Samuel Chiu
- Sean Saito
- Shane Grogan
- Thomas Valles
- Will Hamilton
- Xi Xu
- Yunseong Jung
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.