Competitions · United States

Yale Spring 2015

New Haven, Connecticut · 4 April 2015 · 6 events · 87 competitors · 74 personal bests

Collin Burns won two of the six events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Collin Burns by 0.04 seconds. 87 competitors produced 74 personal bests, 24 of which still stand today, and 24 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Nicholas Connelly took a Pyraminx single of 11.90 down to 4.10, 66 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Collin Burns — 3×3, 3×3 one-handed

0.04s

closest final — 3×3 one-handed, Collin Burns over Justin Mallari

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Collin Burns	7.52	8.63
2×2	Kevin Zhou	2.69	3.38
4×4	Tim Wong	37.12	38.81
3×3 blindfolded	Corey Sakowski	44.60	53.84
3×3 one-handed	Collin Burns	12.75	13.97
Pyraminx	Alex Maass	3.42	4.40

The PB harvest

74 set · 24 still standing

Andy Smith — 3×3 one-handed single 13.84: into the top 5.8% of the event's history.
Bobby D'Angelo — 2×2 single 2.19: into the top 6.1% of the event's history.
Nicholas Connelly — Pyraminx single 4.10: into the top 8.2% of the event's history.
Kevin Zhou — 3×3 one-handed single 17.58: into the top 14.0% of the event's history.
Dylan Tran — 3×3 single 13.23: into the top 18.2% of the event's history.
Eamon Tracey — 2×2 single 3.38: into the top 18.7% of the event's history.
Robert Lenau — Pyraminx single 6.33: into the top 22.5% of the event's history.
Robert Lenau — 3×3 single 15.02: into the top 24.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

24 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

87 competitors · 332 results · 6 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. Collin Burns won it with a 8.63 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

87 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.