Competitions · United States
Nub Open 2015
Aliso Viejo, California · 17 January 2015 · 5 events · 66 competitors · 62 personal bests
Nathan Soria won three of the five events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Andrew Nathenson by 0.12 seconds. 66 competitors produced 62 personal bests, 9 of which still stand today, and 20 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Travis Sublett took a 3×3 single of 59.83 down to 27.09, 55 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Nathan Soria | 9.22 | 9.91 |
| 4×4 | Nathan Soria | 33.25 | 36.94 |
| 5×5 | Nathan Soria | 1:12.51 | 1:18.98 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Andrew Nathenson | 12.94 | 15.51 |
| Square-1 | Michael Young | 11.79 | 19.93 |
The PB harvest
62 set · 9 still standing- Everett Sheu — 3×3 one-handed single 17.38: into the top 13.5% of the event's history.
- Neil Morales — 5×5 single 1:15.09: into the top 15.4% of the event's history.
- Isaiah Baker — 4×4 single 47.08: into the top 20.9% of the event's history.
- Isaiah Baker — 3×3 single 14.13: into the top 21.4% of the event's history.
- Corey Nambu — 3×3 single 15.48: into the top 26.1% of the event's history.
- Matt Bahr — 5×5 single 1:49.42: into the top 42.2% of the event's history.
- Ugonna Ezeokoli — 3×3 single 23.81: into the top 49.9% of the event's history.
- Chaz Harper — 3×3 single 25.28: into the top 53.2% 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
No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.
The field
66 competitors · 196 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. Nathan Soria won it with a 9.91 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
B2 L R B2 L' B2 D2 R F' U2 B2 F' D R2 U2 B2 R' F2 U - 2
D' L' B R2 L D2 F L U R F' D2 L2 B2 L2 U F2 U2 F2 - 3
L' F2 D2 R2 B2 R2 F2 U2 B' L' U2 R2 F2 D' F U2 F' R' F' - 4
U F D' L B2 U' L F' R' D L' U2 L U2 R B2 R2 L U2 R' - 5
B2 D' U2 F2 D L2 D2 R B' L' D U F2 D2 B2 R' D2 L U2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
66 competitors- Aaron Wolff
- Adam Walters
- Alex Davani
- Alfred Yang
- Andre Brown
- Andrew Nathenson
- Ben Cohen
- Brandon Kao
- Carson Chubbuck
- Charlie Scott
- Chaz Harper
- Chris Martin
- Corey Nambu
- Dan Pastushkov
- Danny Wang
- Dylan Govic
- Eric Sele
- Ethan Vovan
- Everett Kelly
- Everett Sheu
- Garrett Johnson
- Gavin Hanshaw
- Gavin Wills
- Grant Wang
- Gunnar Lindeman
- Henrik Anfinsen
- Henry Helmuth
- Hugo Hernandez
- Isaac Langer
- Isaiah Baker
- James Hamory
- Joseph Chung
- Junghyun Kim
- Jungwoo Kim (김정우)
- Kavin Tangtartharakul
- Kevin Le
- Matt Bahr
- Matthew Dickman
- Matthew Harris
- Matthew Hicks
- Max Park
- Michael Young
- Nathan Derry
- Nathan Soria
- Neil Morales
- Nicholas Van Daele
- Nick Lee-Roller
- Nick Ortiz
- Nolan Yoshimoto
- Peter Chau
- Peter Inawat
- Phil Hamory
- Pilan Scruggs
- Riley Griffith
- Ryan Jew
- Sabrina Wong
- Salil Patel
- Samuel Chiu
- Sean Saito
- Shane Grogan
- Takuto Suga (菅拓人)
- Travis Sublett
- Tyler Rawlings
- Ugonna Ezeokoli
- Victor Magallanes
- Will Hamilton
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.