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US Nationals 2015

Hilton Head Island, South Carolina · 31 July 2015 · 18 events · 449 competitors · 875 personal bests

Drew Brads won three of the 18 events (3×3, Pyraminx, Skewb) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Drew Brads by 0.01 seconds. 449 competitors produced 875 personal bests, 199 of which still stand today, and 123 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Drew Brads set the Pyraminx single continental record: 1.68.

Three wins
Drew Brads — 3×3, Pyraminx, Skewb
0.01s
closest final — 3×3, Drew Brads over Cornelius Dieckmann
875
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Drew Brads7.028.33
2×2Lucas Etter0.941.83
4×4Kevin Costello III31.9133.71
5×5Kevin Hays53.4455.81
6×6Kevin Hays1:43.801:56.41
7×7Kevin Hays3:01.583:03.69
3×3 blindfoldedNoa Arthurs30.34—
3×3 Fewest MovesMichael Young26 moves28.33
3×3 one-handedKeaton Ellis11.6613.75
ClockEvan Liu5.936.48
MegaminxAndy Denney53.291:01.00
PyraminxDrew Brads2.033.04
SkewbDrew Brads3.034.29
Square-1Michael Young11.3014.45
4×4 blindfoldedNoa Arthurs3:44.88—
5×5 blindfoldedCale Schoon8:22.17—
3×3 Multi-BlindTim Wong22 of 27 cubes · 59:07—
3×3 with feetJakub Kipa27.7028.56

The PB harvest

875 set · 199 still standing
  • Lucas Etter — 2×2 single 0.94: into the top 0.45% of the event's history.
  • Nathan Dwyer — Skewb single 2.55: into the top 3.1% of the event's history.
  • Nathan Soria — Pyraminx single 2.88: into the top 3.2% of the event's history.
  • Jungwoo Kim (김정우) — 2×2 single 1.75: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.
  • Oliver Adelson — Pyraminx single 3.01: into the top 3.7% of the event's history.
  • AJ Blair — 2×2 single 1.89: into the top 4.1% of the event's history.
  • Thomas Valles — 2×2 single 1.98: into the top 4.6% of the event's history.
  • Ryan Przybocki — Skewb single 2.93: into the top 4.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

123 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

10 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

449 competitors · 3914 results · 18 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. Drew Brads won it with a 8.33 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

449 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.