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Williams Winter 2015

Williamstown, Massachusetts · 7 March 2015 · 7 events · 57 competitors · 60 personal bests

Kevin Costello III won four of the seven events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Kevin Costello III by 0.00 seconds. 57 competitors produced 60 personal bests, 18 of which still stand today, and 23 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Jacob Fink took a 2×2 single of 7.38 down to 3.34, 55 percent better in one day.

Four wins
Kevin Costello III — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed
0.00s
closest final — 3×3 one-handed, Kevin Costello III over Edward Lin
60
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Kevin Costello III6.628.97
2×2Arlo Sims1.822.40
4×4Kevin Costello III30.9532.54
5×5Kevin Costello III1:03.641:08.26
3×3 one-handedKevin Costello III12.5415.62
PyraminxTommy Kirby5.255.63
SkewbArlo Sims4.344.88

The PB harvest

60 set · 18 still standing
  • Tim Wong — 2×2 single 1.79: into the top 3.5% of the event's history.
  • Jacques Chaumont — 3×3 single 12.30: into the top 14.9% of the event's history.
  • Jacob Fink — 2×2 single 3.34: into the top 18.3% of the event's history.
  • Zhitong Liu — 2×2 single 4.56: into the top 33.7% of the event's history.
  • Tommy Kirby — 3×3 one-handed single 25.47: into the top 35.5% of the event's history.
  • Jacob Fink — 3×3 single 19.54: into the top 38.6% of the event's history.
  • Jacques Chaumont — 3×3 one-handed single 27.76: into the top 41.3% of the event's history.
  • Jacques Chaumont — 4×4 single 1:06.07: into the top 42.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

23 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

57 competitors · 274 results · 7 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 Costello III won it with a 8.97 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

57 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.