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Melrose Spring 2015

Melrose, Massachusetts · 30 May 2015 · 8 events · 67 competitors · 112 personal bests

Kevin Costello III won five of the eight events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Kevin Costello III by 0.77 seconds. 67 competitors produced 112 personal bests, 49 of which still stand today, and 14 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Jackson Nichols took a 2×2 single of 17.60 down to 5.51, 69 percent better in one day.

Five wins
Kevin Costello III — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed, Pyraminx
0.77s
closest final — Pyraminx, Kevin Costello III over Tim Reynolds
112
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Kevin Costello III5.748.56
2×2Arlo Sims1.972.81
4×4Kevin Costello III27.5030.79
5×5Kevin Costello III1:00.171:17.09
3×3 blindfoldedJason Bilgrei3:11.19—
3×3 one-handedKevin Costello III13.3815.48
PyraminxKevin Costello III3.715.88
SkewbArlo Sims3.475.30

The PB harvest

112 set · 49 still standing
  • Kevin Costello III — 3×3 single 5.74: into the top 0.35% of the event's history.
  • Arlo Sims — Pyraminx single 1.96: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
  • Adam Glendye — Pyraminx single 2.75: into the top 2.8% of the event's history.
  • Brendan Hill — 2×2 single 2.33: into the top 7.3% of the event's history.
  • Dylan Zilifian — Pyraminx single 3.96: into the top 7.5% of the event's history.
  • Alexander Tin — Pyraminx single 3.96: into the top 7.5% of the event's history.
  • Jason Bilgrei — Pyraminx single 3.98: into the top 7.5% of the event's history.
  • Symon Vanderschmidt — 2×2 single 2.66: into the top 10.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

14 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 · 352 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 8.56 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

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.