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Battle of Appalachia 2012

Clarksburg, West Virginia · 15 September 2012 · 7 events · 23 competitors · 43 personal bests

Ethan Crislip won two of the seven events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Henry Cohen by 0.31 seconds. 23 competitors produced 43 personal bests, 11 of which still stand today, and three people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Corey Snyder took a 3×3 one-handed single of 1:29.03 down to 1:01.90, 30 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Ethan Crislip — 3×3, 3×3 one-handed
0.31s
closest final — 2×2, Henry Cohen over Tolik Borisov
43
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Ethan Crislip11.0612.20
2×2Henry Cohen3.404.52
4×4Preston Nguyen49.8656.06
5×5Preston Nguyen1:43.221:47.38
3×3 blindfoldedAndrew Hwang3:47.65
3×3 one-handedEthan Crislip15.8420.36
PyraminxCorey Sakowski4.387.69

The PB harvest

43 set · 11 still standing
  • Henry Cohen — 2×2 single 2.36: into the top 7.6% of the event's history.
  • Preston Nguyen — 3×3 single 10.09: into the top 7.7% of the event's history.
  • Henry Cohen — 3×3 single 10.69: into the top 9.5% of the event's history.
  • Ryan McCune — 2×2 single 3.43: into the top 19.3% of the event's history.
  • Tristan Klinebriel — Pyraminx single 7.40: into the top 31.1% of the event's history.
  • Christopher Milburn — 3×3 single 18.81: into the top 36.5% of the event's history.
  • Ethan Crislip — 4×4 single 1:01.31: into the top 37.9% of the event's history.
  • Henry Cohen — 4×4 single 1:10.75: into the top 47.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

Three people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 4,376 people who made their debut in 2012. 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

23 competitors · 170 results · 7 events.

Everyone who competed

23 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.