Competitions · United States

Lexington Fall 2015

Lexington, Massachusetts · 24 October 2015 · 8 events · 86 competitors · 128 personal bests

Kevin Costello III won two of the eight events (4×4, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Andrew Ricci by 0.00 seconds. 86 competitors produced 128 personal bests, 26 of which still stand today, and 16 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Drew Brads set the Pyraminx single world record: 1.32.

Two wins

Kevin Costello III — 4×4, 3×3 one-handed

0.00s

closest final — 3×3, Andrew Ricci over Edward Lin

128

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Andrew Ricci	6.50	8.42
2×2	Daniel Karnaukh	1.27	2.04
4×4	Kevin Costello III	29.81	33.89
5×5	Edward Lin	1:04.44	1:07.24
3×3 blindfolded	Tim Wong	50.03	—
3×3 one-handed	Kevin Costello III	14.78	15.06
Pyraminx	Drew Brads	1.32	2.52
Skewb	Arlo Sims	2.79	4.58

The PB harvest

128 set · 26 still standing

Daniel Karnaukh — 2×2 single 0.77: into the top 0.2% of the event's history.
Drew Brads — Pyraminx single 1.32: into the top 0.24% of the event's history.
Arlo Sims — 2×2 single 0.91: into the top 0.39% of the event's history.
Arlo Sims — Skewb single 2.79: into the top 4.0% of the event's history.
Billy Burier — 2×2 single 2.05: into the top 5.1% of the event's history.
Jackson Nichols — 2×2 single 2.81: into the top 12.1% of the event's history.
Nathan Peck — 2×2 single 3.19: into the top 16.5% of the event's history.
Jack McNamee — Skewb single 4.96: into the top 17.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

16 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

86 competitors · 455 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. Andrew Ricci won it with a 8.42 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

86 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.