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Competitions · United States

Slow 'n Steady Fall 2013

College Park, Maryland · 9 November 2013 · 7 events · 69 competitors · 78 personal bests

Kevin Costello III won two of the seven events (3×3, 4×4) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Kevin Costello III by 0.11 seconds. 69 competitors produced 78 personal bests, 17 of which still stand today, and eight people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Kevin Costello III set the 4×4 single continental record: 27.36.

Two wins
Kevin Costello III — 3×3, 4×4
0.11s
closest final — 3×3, Kevin Costello III over Rowe Hessler
78
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Kevin Costello III7.439.47
2×2Brendan Aronhime3.093.61
4×4Kevin Costello III33.5035.54
3×3 blindfoldedSesi Cadmus52.40
3×3 one-handedKeaton Ellis14.3116.21
PyraminxFelix Lee2.553.50
Square-1Alex Thielemier19.6923.20

The PB harvest

78 set · 17 still standing
  • Sukjae Lee — Pyraminx single 4.44: into the top 9.9% of the event's history.
  • Sophia Lin — 3×3 single 11.08: into the top 10.7% of the event's history.
  • Timothy Packard — 2×2 single 3.22: into the top 16.8% of the event's history.
  • Eli Lifland — 3×3 blindfolded single 1:27.52: into the top 22.2% of the event's history.
  • Alexander Mertz — 4×4 single 56.93: into the top 33.0% of the event's history.
  • Sophia Lin — 2×2 single 4.94: into the top 38.6% of the event's history.
  • Kevin Costello III — Square-1 single 24.91: into the top 39.0% of the event's history.
  • Justin Zhang — 3×3 single 20.43: into the top 41.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

Eight people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 6,160 people who made their debut in 2013. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

69 competitors · 357 results · 7 events.

Everyone who competed

69 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.