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Music City Speedsolving 2015

Nashville, Tennessee · 12 September 2015 · 8 events · 45 competitors · 51 personal bests

Lucas Etter won four of the eight events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Lucas Etter by 0.07 seconds. 45 competitors produced 51 personal bests, 16 of which still stand today, and 20 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Lucas Etter set the 2×2 average world record: 1.51.

Four wins
Lucas Etter — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, Pyraminx
0.07s
closest final — Pyraminx, Lucas Etter over Evan Liu
51
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Lucas Etter7.038.68
2×2Lucas Etter1.241.51
4×4Lucas Etter31.6833.38
6×6Evan Liu2:08.662:16.20
7×7Evan Liu2:51.963:10.49
3×3 blindfoldedSreeram Venkatarao50.75
PyraminxLucas Etter3.925.31
SkewbEvan Liu2.384.31

The PB harvest

51 set · 16 still standing
  • David Ludwig — 3×3 single 5.96: into the top 0.46% of the event's history.
  • Justin Adair — 2×2 single 2.83: into the top 12.3% of the event's history.
  • Malachi Gravette — 3×3 single 12.56: into the top 15.9% of the event's history.
  • Justin Adair — 3×3 single 14.27: into the top 21.9% of the event's history.
  • Braden Hayes — 3×3 single 17.11: into the top 31.3% of the event's history.
  • Justin Adair — Pyraminx single 7.59: into the top 32.8% of the event's history.
  • Bowen Powers — Skewb single 7.11: into the top 34.5% of the event's history.
  • Dylan Hunnicutt — 3×3 single 18.29: into the top 35.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

20 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

45 competitors · 217 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. Lucas Etter won it with a 8.68 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

45 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.