Competitions · United States

San Diego Summer Splash 2015

San Diego, California · 23 May 2015 · 5 events · 82 competitors · 56 personal bests

Phillip Espinoza won the 3×3 with a 10.28 and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Phillip Espinoza by 0.02 seconds. 82 competitors produced 56 personal bests, 8 of which still stand today, and 35 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Ethan Jan took a 2×2 single of 13.13 down to 3.84, 71 percent better in one day.

events decided

0.02s

closest final — 3×3, Phillip Espinoza over Kavin Tangtartharakul

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Phillip Espinoza	9.17	10.28
2×2	Henry Helmuth	3.36	3.65
4×4	Max Park	36.79	39.00
3×3 blindfolded	Michael Young	2:14.14	—
3×3 one-handed	Andrew Nathenson	14.48	16.02

The PB harvest

56 set · 8 still standing

Riki Osawa — 3×3 single 10.07: into the top 7.7% of the event's history.
Tyler Albright — 2×2 single 3.51: into the top 20.3% of the event's history.
Aaron Marientes — 3×3 single 16.23: into the top 28.6% of the event's history.
Kasyap Chakravadhanula — 3×3 single 23.80: into the top 49.9% of the event's history.
Jake Baburyan — 2×2 single 6.76: into the top 58.4% of the event's history.
Jake Baburyan — 3×3 single 28.78: into the top 60.4% of the event's history.
Aaron Marientes — 4×4 single 1:26.13: into the top 60.7% of the event's history.
Jhan Pogosyan — 3×3 single 39.16: into the top 75.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

35 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

82 competitors · 266 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. Phillip Espinoza won it with a 10.28 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

82 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.