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Cubing Knights 2015

Orlando, Florida · 13 June 2015 · 6 events · 67 competitors · 73 personal bests

James Olarte won the 3×3 with a 12.83 and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Calvin Yong by 0.17 seconds. 67 competitors produced 73 personal bests, 18 of which still stand today, and 30 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Ethan Ooi took a 2×2 single of 13.71 down to 6.00, 56 percent better in one day.

6
events decided
0.17s
closest final — Pyraminx, Calvin Yong over Zachary Friedman
73
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3James Olarte11.6312.83
2×2James LaChance2.814.13
5×5Zachary Friedman1:43.881:50.31
3×3 one-handedAnonymous16.9019.10
PyraminxCalvin Yong4.497.02
SkewbEdison Ooi5.366.22

The PB harvest

73 set · 18 still standing
  • Anonymous — 2×2 single 2.09: into the top 5.4% of the event's history.
  • Justin Harder — 3×3 single 11.91: into the top 13.6% of the event's history.
  • Chase Inman — Pyraminx single 5.16: into the top 14.2% of the event's history.
  • Derek Sears — 2×2 single 3.02: into the top 14.5% of the event's history.
  • Nicholas Alvarez — 3×3 single 13.27: into the top 18.4% of the event's history.
  • Chris Foster — 3×3 one-handed single 19.72: into the top 19.8% of the event's history.
  • Jake Fagan — 2×2 single 3.70: into the top 22.7% of the event's history.
  • James LaChance — Pyraminx single 7.14: into the top 29.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

30 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 · 297 results · 6 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. James Olarte won it with a 12.83 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

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.