Competitions · United States

Slow n Steady Spring 2015

College Park, Maryland · 6 June 2015 · 5 events · 88 competitors · 76 personal bests

Evan Liu won two of the five events (5×5, Megaminx) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Keaton Ellis by 0.13 seconds. 88 competitors produced 76 personal bests, 7 of which still stand today, and 19 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Eric Chen took a 3×3 one-handed single of 34.94 down to 20.22, 42 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Evan Liu — 5×5, Megaminx

0.13s

closest final — 3×3 one-handed, Keaton Ellis over Justin Mallari

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Collin Burns	7.64	8.39
4×4	Chanoe Park	31.94	36.93
5×5	Evan Liu	1:11.06	1:14.68
3×3 one-handed	Keaton Ellis	11.48	13.93
Megaminx	Evan Liu	1:01.73	1:09.31

The PB harvest

76 set · 7 still standing

Michael Gottlieb — 3×3 one-handed single 11.21: into the top 2.1% of the event's history.
Jules Manalang — 3×3 single 8.86: into the top 4.5% of the event's history.
Lee Thielemier — 3×3 single 10.92: into the top 10.2% of the event's history.
Lee Thielemier — 4×4 single 55.97: into the top 31.9% of the event's history.
Gabriel Barroso — 3×3 single 19.75: into the top 39.2% of the event's history.
Lena Cui — 3×3 single 21.04: into the top 42.8% of the event's history.
Corley Raison — 4×4 single 1:30.58: into the top 64.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

19 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

88 competitors · 315 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. Collin Burns won it with a 8.39 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

88 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.