Competitions · United States

Irvine Fall 2015

Irvine, California · 11 October 2015 · 7 events · 106 competitors · 98 personal bests

Nathan Soria won two of the seven events (2×2, Skewb) and the closest final was the 4×4, won by Shane Grogan by 0.07 seconds. 106 competitors produced 98 personal bests, 28 of which still stand today, and 30 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Tim Wong set the 3×3 Fewest Moves single world record: 19 moves.

Two wins

Nathan Soria — 2×2, Skewb

0.07s

closest final — 4×4, Shane Grogan over Max Park

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	James Hamory	8.86	10.04
2×2	Nathan Soria	2.29	3.03
4×4	Shane Grogan	32.66	36.37
3×3 blindfolded	Michael Young	1:31.89	—
3×3 Fewest Moves	Tim Wong	19 moves	—
3×3 one-handed	Andrew Nathenson	14.87	16.79
Skewb	Nathan Soria	3.78	5.22

The PB harvest

98 set · 28 still standing

Tim Wong — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 19 moves: into the top 0.45% of the event's history.
Samuel Chiu — 3×3 single 7.39: into the top 1.8% of the event's history.
James Hamory — 2×2 single 1.88: into the top 4.0% of the event's history.
John Santo Domingo — 3×3 single 10.22: into the top 8.1% of the event's history.
Pilan Scruggs — 2×2 single 2.64: into the top 10.3% of the event's history.
Ethan Vovan — 4×4 single 41.04: into the top 13.3% of the event's history.
Raine Soriano — 2×2 single 3.02: into the top 14.5% of the event's history.
Aaroh Mankad — 3×3 single 12.39: into the top 15.2% 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

106 competitors · 378 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. James Hamory won it with a 10.04 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

106 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.