Competitions · United States

HOOAH SMA 2015

San Marcos, Texas · 14 November 2015 · 9 events · 64 competitors · 76 personal bests

Christopher Olson won three of the nine events (2×2, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Anthony Brooks by 0.03 seconds. 64 competitors produced 76 personal bests, 14 of which still stand today, and 21 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Henry Peirce took a Pyraminx single of 25.88 down to 8.81, 66 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Christopher Olson — 2×2, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed

0.03s

closest final — 3×3, Anthony Brooks over Christopher Olson

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Anthony Brooks	8.37	9.14
2×2	Christopher Olson	1.70	1.96
4×4	Christopher Olson	37.92	39.88
5×5	Shonathon Collins	1:25.75	1:29.99
3×3 Fewest Moves	Ryan Przybocki	33 moves	—
3×3 one-handed	Christopher Olson	12.88	16.58
Megaminx	Shonathon Collins	1:28.88	1:42.48
Pyraminx	Riley Norrid	4.61	5.31
Skewb	Ryan Przybocki	3.48	4.90

The PB harvest

76 set · 14 still standing

Jenson Brown — Skewb single 5.24: into the top 20.1% of the event's history.
Nicolas Bastos — 3×3 single 15.36: into the top 25.6% of the event's history.
Brian Brooks — 3×3 one-handed single 22.12: into the top 26.4% of the event's history.
Carter Loudermilk — 3×3 single 16.86: into the top 30.5% of the event's history.
Ryan Przybocki — 5×5 single 1:35.03: into the top 31.5% of the event's history.
Nicolas Bastos — 2×2 single 4.47: into the top 32.5% of the event's history.
Nevin Noal — 3×3 one-handed single 27.25: into the top 40.0% of the event's history.
Blake Stevens — 3×3 single 20.30: into the top 40.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

21 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

64 competitors · 313 results · 9 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. Anthony Brooks won it with a 9.14 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

64 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.