Competitions · United States
South East Texas Open 2016
Port Neches, Texas · 2 January 2016 · 8 events · 52 competitors · 63 personal bests
Keaton Ellis won five of the eight events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 5×5, won by Keaton Ellis by 0.20 seconds. 52 competitors produced 63 personal bests, 17 of which still stand today, and 18 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Keaton Ellis took a Square-1 single of 1:01.68 down to 20.41, 67 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Keaton Ellis | 6.71 | 8.75 |
| 2×2 | Zachary Perkins | 1.85 | 2.69 |
| 4×4 | Keaton Ellis | 27.57 | 38.45 |
| 5×5 | Keaton Ellis | 1:10.79 | 1:14.90 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Ryan Przybocki | 57.64 | 1:09.74 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Keaton Ellis | 11.89 | 14.75 |
| Pyraminx | Robert Horvath | 3.87 | 4.88 |
| Square-1 | Keaton Ellis | 20.41 | 26.74 |
The PB harvest
63 set · 17 still standing- Ryan Przybocki — 3×3 one-handed single 12.13: into the top 3.2% of the event's history.
- Eli Hawkins — 2×2 single 2.19: into the top 6.1% of the event's history.
- Sammy Tawakkol — 3×3 one-handed single 19.21: into the top 18.4% of the event's history.
- Cesar Badillo — Pyraminx single 5.94: into the top 19.5% of the event's history.
- Sayon Biswas — 3×3 single 14.87: into the top 24.0% of the event's history.
- Isaac Chavez — 3×3 single 17.19: into the top 31.6% of the event's history.
- Isaac Chavez — 2×2 single 4.92: into the top 38.3% of the event's history.
- Nathan Bulloch — 3×3 single 22.67: into the top 47.1% of the event's history.
First-timers
18 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 17,946 people who made their debut in 2016. 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
52 competitors · 275 results · 8 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. Keaton Ellis won it with a 8.75 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
B D2 B' U2 R2 B2 U2 B' R' U' L2 B R2 B L' B F2 L2 U2 - 2
U2 F L U B' U' B R2 F2 U' L D2 R' U2 R' D2 R U2 - 3
U L2 D' R2 D B2 U F2 U L' B D2 R F' L R B' L' R - 4
U2 R2 D L2 D' F2 U2 R2 U' L' U' R2 F L U F' R B2 D' R' - 5
D R2 F2 U2 B2 U F2 L2 D2 L U F2 R' B L D U2 B L'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
52 competitors- Addison Garza
- Alex Stichler
- Angelo Zhang
- Benjamin Wong
- Brennan Collins
- Carter Paden
- Cesar Badillo
- Chandler Robinson
- Connor McGee
- Corbin McKay
- Dawson Gonzalez
- Dylan Miller
- Dylan Pollard
- Eli Hawkins
- Ethan Evans
- George Yzaguirre III
- Isaac Chavez
- Izabella Martinez
- Jason Lee
- Jeffrey Qi
- Jianing Xie
- Josh Weimer
- Kai Park
- Keaton Ellis
- Kobe Emmons
- Matthew Jeffries
- Miles Granato
- Monica Cummings
- Nathan Bulloch
- Nicholas Hay
- Ordway Persyn
- Pedro Badillo
- Richard Bulloch
- Riley Norrid
- Robert Horvath
- Ryan Harris
- Ryan Przybocki
- Ryan Quenemoen
- Sammy Tawakkol
- Sayon Biswas
- Seth Dodson
- Seth Talbot
- Shonathon Collins
- Sumeet Agarwal
- Thomas Schellhase
- Thomas Thanhtran
- Tim Boeneke
- Vicente Echeverry
- Wesley Grady
- Zachary Davis
- Zachary Perkins
- Zachary White
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.