Competitions · United States
SMA Winter 2015
San Marcos, Texas · 7 February 2015 · 7 events · 49 competitors · 59 personal bests
Lucas Etter won four of the seven events (2×2, 4×4, Clock) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Lucas Etter by 0.33 seconds. 49 competitors produced 59 personal bests, 13 of which still stand today, and ten people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Blake Stevens took a 2×2 single of 11.65 down to 4.21, 64 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Anthony Brooks | 8.26 | 9.11 |
| 2×2 | Lucas Etter | 1.81 | 2.24 |
| 4×4 | Lucas Etter | 32.23 | 32.99 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Anthony Brooks | 13.68 | 16.30 |
| Clock | Lucas Etter | 13.53 | 16.60 |
| Megaminx | Sumeet Agarwal | 1:21.23 | 1:30.11 |
| Pyraminx | Lucas Etter | 3.05 | 4.91 |
The PB harvest
59 set · 13 still standing- Ruben Ramos — 3×3 single 9.22: into the top 5.4% of the event's history.
- Ruben Ramos — 4×4 single 36.92: into the top 8.6% of the event's history.
- Alex Parra — 2×2 single 2.87: into the top 12.8% of the event's history.
- Alex Bogaev — 3×3 single 12.58: into the top 15.9% of the event's history.
- Brenden DeLuna — 2×2 single 4.14: into the top 28.3% of the event's history.
- Blake Stevens — 2×2 single 4.21: into the top 29.2% of the event's history.
- Landon Smith — Pyraminx single 7.25: into the top 29.9% of the event's history.
- Mike Elliot — Pyraminx single 7.26: into the top 30.0% of the event's history.
First-timers
Ten 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
49 competitors · 226 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. Anthony Brooks won it with a 9.11 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
U F L2 F U2 D2 L' B U2 F B2 L U2 F2 R' D2 L2 F2 L - 2
L U R' F2 U D2 R F R2 B U2 R2 B' R2 F B2 R2 - 3
L D2 B R' U L U2 D2 L2 F' D B2 L2 B2 R2 U2 R F2 B2 L' - 4
U' F' U2 R2 B2 R L2 U D' F U' D2 R2 F U2 F D2 F' L2 - 5
B2 D' R2 D' L2 U2 B2 U' R2 U2 F' L B U' F2 R U2 L B2 F
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
49 competitors- Alex Bogaev
- Alex Parra
- Alexander Wheeler
- Alexey Tyltin
- Allen Viljoen
- Andres Rodriguez
- Anthony Brooks
- Arthur Medina
- Ben Spivey
- Billy Russell
- Blake Stevens
- Brenden DeLuna
- Brian Brooks
- Briana Salgado
- Casey McFarland
- Casey Tharpe
- Christina Blackburn
- Dawson Gonzalez
- Dylan Pollard
- Enrique Arredondo
- Grant Mansfield
- Greg O'Keefe
- Jacob Bass
- Jacob Sleeper
- John Wesson Johnson
- Landon Smith
- Lucas Etter
- Lucas Mohler
- Mike Elliot
- Milo Maher
- Monica Cummings
- Nevin Noal
- Nicholas Sanchez
- Nicolas Bastos
- Riley Norrid
- Ruben Ramos
- Ryan Harris
- Sammy Tawakkol
- Shane Rowland
- Shonathon Collins
- Sumeet Agarwal
- T. Michael Swoyer
- Tanner Fontenot
- Timothy Blazek
- Tyler Kilarski
- Vinesh Gedda
- Vinnie Del Monte
- Wesley Grady
- Zachary Perkins
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.