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Utah Pi Open 2015

Salt Lake City, Utah · 14 March 2015 · 9 events · 82 competitors · 41 personal bests

Michael Young won nine of the nine events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Michael Young by 0.70 seconds. 82 competitors produced 41 personal bests, 19 of which still stand today, and 63 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Caleb Baker took a 2×2 single of 14.04 down to 6.79, 52 percent better in one day.

Nine wins
Michael Young — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 3×3 one-handed, Pyraminx, Skewb, Square-1
0.70s
closest final — 3×3, Michael Young over Niklaus Parcell
41
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Michael Young10.4712.01
2×2Michael Young2.333.74
4×4Michael Young38.2545.99
5×5Michael Young1:31.081:33.59
6×6Michael Young3:03.173:25.84
3×3 one-handedMichael Young17.8820.16
PyraminxMichael Young4.726.73
SkewbMichael Young4.336.09
Square-1Michael Young12.2216.33

The PB harvest

41 set · 19 still standing
  • Niklaus Parcell — 2×2 single 2.21: into the top 6.3% of the event's history.
  • Jacob Powell — 3×3 single 14.63: into the top 23.2% of the event's history.
  • Ben Schetrompf — 3×3 single 16.18: into the top 28.4% of the event's history.
  • Ryan Echols — 3×3 single 16.51: into the top 29.4% of the event's history.
  • Austin Green — 3×3 single 21.08: into the top 42.9% of the event's history.
  • Jayden Monson — Pyraminx single 9.00: into the top 44.8% of the event's history.
  • Jayden Monson — 2×2 single 5.57: into the top 46.1% of the event's history.
  • Caleb Baker — 3×3 single 22.60: into the top 47.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

63 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

82 competitors · 302 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. Michael Young won it with a 12.01 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

82 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.