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Puget Sound Open 2015

Tacoma, Washington · 17 October 2015 · 7 events · 79 competitors · 84 personal bests

Ben Yu won four of the seven events (3×3, 4×4, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Ben Yu by 0.38 seconds. 79 competitors produced 84 personal bests, 26 of which still stand today, and 25 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

William Montes took a Pyraminx single of 15.65 down to 4.37, 72 percent better in one day.

Four wins
Ben Yu — 3×3, 4×4, Pyraminx, Skewb
0.38s
closest final — Pyraminx, Ben Yu over Ethan Rusnak
84
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Ben Yu8.8910.50
4×4Ben Yu38.4444.80
7×7Ian Nanney3:44.904:01.50
3×3 blindfoldedArvin Tang2:39.57—
3×3 one-handedDaniel Chan16.7717.65
PyraminxBen Yu4.975.76
SkewbBen Yu5.475.96

The PB harvest

84 set · 26 still standing
  • Abdullah Islam — 3×3 single 9.78: into the top 6.9% of the event's history.
  • Janelle Tin — 3×3 one-handed single 15.58: into the top 9.3% of the event's history.
  • Ryan Lim — 3×3 one-handed single 15.69: into the top 9.5% of the event's history.
  • William Montes — Pyraminx single 4.37: into the top 9.6% of the event's history.
  • Jack Manuel — Pyraminx single 4.55: into the top 10.5% of the event's history.
  • Chris Brotzman — 3×3 one-handed single 16.66: into the top 11.8% of the event's history.
  • James Park — 3×3 single 12.16: into the top 14.4% of the event's history.
  • Abdullah Islam — 4×4 single 42.49: into the top 15.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

25 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

79 competitors · 283 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. Ben Yu won it with a 10.50 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

79 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.