Competitions · United States

ODU Big Blue Open 2015

Norfolk, Virginia · 24 October 2015 · 7 events · 68 competitors · 47 personal bests

Keaton Ellis won three of the seven events (4×4, 3×3 one-handed, Skewb) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Pavan Ravindra by 0.26 seconds. 68 competitors produced 47 personal bests, 8 of which still stand today, and 34 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Brendan White took a 2×2 single of 9.76 down to 3.19, 67 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Keaton Ellis — 4×4, 3×3 one-handed, Skewb

0.26s

closest final — 3×3, Pavan Ravindra over Keaton Ellis

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Pavan Ravindra	8.60	9.27
2×2	Henry Savich	2.61	3.18
4×4	Keaton Ellis	28.55	37.63
3×3 blindfolded	Chester Lian	56.05	1:04.65
3×3 one-handed	Keaton Ellis	11.85	13.80
Pyraminx	Henry Savich	2.45	3.94
Skewb	Keaton Ellis	4.13	5.43

The PB harvest

47 set · 8 still standing

Darren Soria — 2×2 single 2.99: into the top 14.1% of the event's history.
Josh Morrison — Pyraminx single 6.42: into the top 23.2% of the event's history.
Ankush Hommerich-Dutt — 3×3 blindfolded single 1:52.09: into the top 30.7% of the event's history.
Caleb Campbell — 2×2 single 5.76: into the top 48.3% of the event's history.
Cameron Delaune — 3×3 single 23.29: into the top 48.6% of the event's history.
Caleb Campbell — 4×4 single 1:12.62: into the top 49.4% of the event's history.
Darren Soria — Pyraminx single 10.83: into the top 59.3% of the event's history.
Michael Battelle — Pyraminx single 12.01: into the top 67.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

34 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

68 competitors · 327 results · 7 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. Pavan Ravindra won it with a 9.27 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

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solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

68 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.