Competitions · United States

Northeastern Fall 2015

Boston, Massachusetts · 15 November 2015 · 5 events · 103 competitors · 103 personal bests

Kevin Costello III won two of the five events (3×3, 4×4) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Kevin Costello III by 0.14 seconds. 103 competitors produced 103 personal bests, 27 of which still stand today, and 22 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Nicolas Naing set the Megaminx single national record: 43.92.

Two wins

Kevin Costello III — 3×3, 4×4

0.14s

closest final — 3×3, Kevin Costello III over Andrew Ricci

103

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Kevin Costello III	7.19	8.45
2×2	Daniel Rose-Levine	2.12	2.79
4×4	Kevin Costello III	30.46	32.10
Megaminx	Nicolas Naing	43.92	48.69
Pyraminx	Samuel Brenner	3.73	4.10

The PB harvest

103 set · 27 still standing

Samantha Raskind — 2×2 single 1.19: into the top 1.0% of the event's history.
James Donahue — 3×3 single 7.51: into the top 2.0% of the event's history.
Symon Vanderschmidt — Pyraminx single 2.54: into the top 2.3% of the event's history.
Symon Vanderschmidt — 3×3 single 11.77: into the top 13.1% of the event's history.
Ryan Paradie — 2×2 single 3.23: into the top 17.0% of the event's history.
Alex Hagen — 2×2 single 3.26: into the top 17.3% of the event's history.
Thomas Wong — 2×2 single 3.32: into the top 18.0% of the event's history.
Matthew Blanchard — 3×3 single 14.01: into the top 21.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

22 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

103 competitors · 368 results · 5 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 8.45 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

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.