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PDX Cubing Beta 2015

Portland, Oregon · 21 November 2015 · 8 events · 53 competitors · 67 personal bests

Anthony Brooks won three of the eight events (3×3, 2×2, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Anthony Brooks by 0.13 seconds. 53 competitors produced 67 personal bests, 21 of which still stand today, and nine people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Eli Westrick took a 3×3 one-handed single of 39.36 down to 16.44, 58 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Anthony Brooks — 3×3, 2×2, 3×3 one-handed
0.13s
closest final — 2×2, Anthony Brooks over Eli Westrick
67
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Anthony Brooks8.269.74
2×2Anthony Brooks2.793.61
4×4Chris Brotzman45.7049.76
3×3 blindfoldedBrandon Satterstrom1:54.17
3×3 one-handedAnthony Brooks14.1916.58
MegaminxChris Brotzman1:41.601:43.05
4×4 blindfoldedBrandon Satterstrom14:48.00
5×5 blindfoldedBrandon Satterstrom

The PB harvest

67 set · 21 still standing
  • Eli Westrick — 2×2 single 2.14: into the top 5.7% of the event's history.
  • Eli Wimmer — 3×3 single 9.60: into the top 6.4% of the event's history.
  • Erik Basarab — 3×3 single 10.91: into the top 10.2% of the event's history.
  • Wenshun Zhou (周文舜) — 3×3 one-handed single 16.39: into the top 11.1% of the event's history.
  • Andrew Nelsen — 2×2 single 2.72: into the top 11.1% of the event's history.
  • Damon Goddard — 3×3 one-handed single 16.80: into the top 12.1% of the event's history.
  • Jovan Verducciwill — 2×2 single 3.38: into the top 18.7% of the event's history.
  • Damon Goddard — 4×4 single 45.40: into the top 18.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

Nine 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

53 competitors · 288 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. Anthony Brooks won it with a 9.74 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

53 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.