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Chesapeake Science Point Spring 2015

Hanover, Maryland · 9 May 2015 · 7 events · 53 competitors · 60 personal bests

Keaton Ellis won three of the seven events (5×5, 7×7, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Tanzer Balimtas by 0.62 seconds. 53 competitors produced 60 personal bests, 5 of which still stand today, and ten people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Arthur Hu took a 4×4 single of 2:27.64 down to 1:16.13, 48 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Keaton Ellis — 5×5, 7×7, 3×3 one-handed
0.62s
closest final — 3×3, Tanzer Balimtas over Keaton Ellis
60
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Tanzer Balimtas8.729.41
4×4Michael Gottlieb36.9240.47
5×5Keaton Ellis1:04.191:11.32
6×6Michael Gottlieb2:29.132:33.36
7×7Keaton Ellis3:23.423:33.56
3×3 one-handedKeaton Ellis9.6713.77
ClockEvan Liu5.756.52

The PB harvest

60 set · 5 still standing
  • Jordan Moore — 3×3 single 17.09: into the top 31.3% of the event's history.
  • Jonathan Collins — 4×4 single 58.13: into the top 34.5% of the event's history.
  • Chris Yang — 3×3 single 18.35: into the top 35.2% of the event's history.
  • Nat Baylon — 6×6 single 3:41.54: into the top 59.2% of the event's history.
  • Anonymous — 3×3 single 34.82: into the top 70.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

Ten 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

53 competitors · 244 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. Tanzer Balimtas won it with a 9.41 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

53 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.