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UW Spring 2015

Seattle, Washington · 9 May 2015 · 5 events · 56 competitors · 46 personal bests

Kevin Hays won three of the five events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Ben Yu by 0.37 seconds. 56 competitors produced 46 personal bests, 11 of which still stand today, and 19 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Kevin Hays set the 5×5 average continental record: 57.53.

Three wins
Kevin Hays — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5
0.37s
closest final — 2×2, Ben Yu over Andrew Libby
46
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Kevin Hays8.249.32
2×2Ben Yu1.902.88
4×4Kevin Hays32.0535.81
5×5Kevin Hays55.6857.53
3×3 one-handedDaniel Chan14.8516.43

The PB harvest

46 set · 11 still standing
  • Ian Nanney — 3×3 single 10.80: into the top 9.9% of the event's history.
  • Ian Nanney — 5×5 single 1:21.34: into the top 20.2% of the event's history.
  • Janelle Tin — 4×4 single 48.40: into the top 22.6% of the event's history.
  • Pinyi Wang (王品懿) — 3×3 single 15.58: into the top 26.4% of the event's history.
  • Abdullah Islam — 2×2 single 4.14: into the top 28.3% of the event's history.
  • Benjamin Segal — 3×3 single 19.42: into the top 38.3% of the event's history.
  • Austin Stowers — 2×2 single 5.03: into the top 39.7% of the event's history.
  • Austin Stowers — 3×3 one-handed single 33.34: into the top 54.1% 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

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

56 competitors · 197 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. Kevin Hays won it with a 9.32 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

56 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.