Competitions · United States

Lexington Spring 2015

Lexington, Massachusetts · 11 April 2015 · 8 events · 103 competitors · 139 personal bests

Kevin Costello III won two of the eight events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 4×4, won by Tim Wong by 0.18 seconds. 103 competitors produced 139 personal bests, 38 of which still stand today, and 37 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Evan Ressel took a 2×2 single of 5.04 down to 2.31, 54 percent better in one day.

Two wins

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

0.18s

closest final — 4×4, Tim Wong over Kevin Costello III

139

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Kevin Costello III	5.99	8.47
2×2	Arlo Sims	2.25	2.87
4×4	Tim Wong	32.64	35.06
5×5	Samantha Raskind	1:02.07	1:11.83
3×3 blindfolded	Tim Wong	44.04	54.42
3×3 one-handed	Kevin Costello III	15.18	17.41
Pyraminx	Alex Maass	2.62	3.97
Skewb	Arlo Sims	3.94	4.75

The PB harvest

139 set · 38 still standing

Bryson Tang — 3×3 single 9.80: into the top 6.9% of the event's history.
Evan Ressel — 2×2 single 2.31: into the top 7.1% of the event's history.
Evan Ressel — Pyraminx single 5.59: into the top 17.0% of the event's history.
Arlo Sims — 4×4 single 44.08: into the top 17.2% of the event's history.
Brady MacKay — 2×2 single 3.26: into the top 17.3% of the event's history.
Will Bartlett — 2×2 single 3.38: into the top 18.7% of the event's history.
Ethan Kopf — 2×2 single 3.60: into the top 21.4% of the event's history.
Will Bartlett — Pyraminx single 6.34: into the top 22.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

37 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

103 competitors · 454 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. Kevin Costello III won it with a 8.47 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

103 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.