Competitions · United States

Utah Megacomp 2015

Salt Lake City, Utah · 5 September 2015 · 9 events · 101 competitors · 119 personal bests

Michael Young won five of the nine events (2×2, 5×5, 3×3 Fewest Moves) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Michael Young by 0.07 seconds. 101 competitors produced 119 personal bests, 49 of which still stand today, and 52 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Calvin Nielson took a Square-1 single of 3:00.72 down to 48.81, 73 percent better in one day.

Five wins

Michael Young — 2×2, 5×5, 3×3 Fewest Moves, 3×3 one-handed, Square-1

0.07s

closest final — 2×2, Michael Young over Brendan Bakker (貝庭笙)

119

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Adam Walker	9.86	11.77
2×2	Michael Young	2.82	4.38
4×4	Adam Walker	45.51	50.67
5×5	Michael Young	1:25.98	1:30.43
3×3 Fewest Moves	Michael Young	24 moves	—
3×3 one-handed	Michael Young	14.36	16.90
Pyraminx	Ty Petty	5.80	6.78
Skewb	Kit Clement	4.19	5.92
Square-1	Michael Young	13.08	17.92

The PB harvest

119 set · 49 still standing

Sam Thompson — 2×2 single 2.25: into the top 6.6% of the event's history.
Ty Petty — Pyraminx single 5.80: into the top 18.5% of the event's history.
Ty Petty — 4×4 single 45.41: into the top 18.8% of the event's history.
Nathan Knowles — 2×2 single 3.67: into the top 22.3% of the event's history.
Nicholas Walker — 2×2 single 3.97: into the top 26.1% of the event's history.
Nathan Knowles — 3×3 single 15.91: into the top 27.5% of the event's history.
Lincoln Nordquist — 3×3 single 16.42: into the top 29.1% of the event's history.
Christopher Stubbs — 3×3 single 16.73: into the top 30.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

52 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

101 competitors · 405 results · 9 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. Adam Walker won it with a 11.77 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

101 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.