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Arizona Showdown 2011

Glendale, Arizona · 3 December 2011 · 8 events · 21 competitors · 30 personal bests

Phillip Espinoza won three of the eight events (3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Phillip Espinoza by 0.07 seconds. 21 competitors produced 30 personal bests, 9 of which still stand today, and four people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Rebecca Milburn took a Master Magic single of 10.63 down to 4.71, 56 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Phillip Espinoza — 3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed
0.07s
closest final — 3×3, Phillip Espinoza over Marco Mendoza
30
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Phillip Espinoza10.2111.73
2×2Austin Reed2.653.33
4×4Phillip Espinoza45.0048.44
3×3 blindfoldedShelley Chang2:06.59
3×3 one-handedPhillip Espinoza15.9618.83
PyraminxQuentin McLean5.727.97
MagicAustin Navarrette1.301.67
Master MagicAustin Reed2.534.07

The PB harvest

30 set · 9 still standing
  • Austin Reed — Master Magic single 2.53: into the top 6.9% of the event's history.
  • Hunter Barton — 2×2 single 3.91: into the top 25.3% of the event's history.
  • Quentin McLean — Master Magic single 3.33: into the top 26.3% of the event's history.
  • Christopher Milburn — 2×2 single 4.22: into the top 29.3% of the event's history.
  • Tyler Jones — 3×3 single 19.94: into the top 39.8% of the event's history.
  • Rebecca Milburn — Master Magic single 4.71: into the top 64.4% of the event's history.
  • Tyler Jones — 2×2 single 8.36: into the top 70.0% of the event's history.
  • Christopher Milburn — Pyraminx single 13.33: into the top 74.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

Four people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 4,302 people who made their debut in 2011. 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

21 competitors · 129 results · 8 events.

Everyone who competed

21 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.