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Please Be Quiet 2015

Sunnyvale, California · 4 October 2015 · 5 events · 23 competitors · 14 personal bests

Michael Young won two of the five events (3×3 Fewest Moves, 5×5 blindfolded). 23 competitors produced 14 personal bests, 5 of which still stand today, and one people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Noa Arthurs set the 3×3 blindfolded average continental record: 27.49.

Two wins
Michael Young — 3×3 Fewest Moves, 5×5 blindfolded
14
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3 blindfoldedNoa Arthurs26.3627.49
3×3 Fewest MovesMichael Young25 moves28.33
4×4 blindfoldedRyan DeLine8:46.29
5×5 blindfoldedMichael Young
3×3 Multi-BlindRiley Woo14 of 16 cubes · 57:10

The PB harvest

14 set · 5 still standing
  • Noa Arthurs — 3×3 blindfolded single 26.27: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.
  • Steven Xu — 3×3 blindfolded single 2:18.13: into the top 39.3% of the event's history.
  • Alex Johnson — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 39 moves: into the top 44.7% of the event's history.
  • Ryan DeLine — 4×4 blindfolded single 8:46.29: into the top 49.8% of the event's history.
  • Grant Grech — 3×3 blindfolded single 4:38.78: into the top 76.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

One person 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

3 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

23 competitors · 58 results · 5 events.

Everyone who competed

23 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.