Competitions · United States
Berkeley Autumn 2012
Berkeley, California · 17 November 2012 · 8 events · 65 competitors · 43 personal bests
Edward Lin won five of the eight events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Edward Lin by 0.04 seconds. 65 competitors produced 43 personal bests, 14 of which still stand today, and 30 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Roger Li took a 3×3 single of 52.44 down to 29.11, 44 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Edward Lin | 8.66 | 10.91 |
| 2×2 | Edward Lin | 2.47 | 2.86 |
| 4×4 | Edward Lin | 37.50 | 42.98 |
| 5×5 | Edward Lin | 1:06.44 | 1:23.46 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Riley Woo | 1:17.90 | — |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | Shotaro Makisumi (牧角章太郎) | 25 moves | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Edward Lin | 16.18 | 18.43 |
| Pyraminx | Mitchell Lane | 4.40 | 5.43 |
The PB harvest
43 set · 14 still standing- Shotaro Makisumi (牧角章太郎) — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 25 moves: into the top 5.1% of the event's history.
- Shotaro Makisumi (牧角章太郎) — 3×3 one-handed single 14.93: into the top 8.0% of the event's history.
- Nathaniel Knopf — 3×3 one-handed single 18.02: into the top 15.1% of the event's history.
- Abhishek Sharma — 2×2 single 3.08: into the top 15.2% of the event's history.
- Kenneth Oetomo — 3×3 single 15.94: into the top 27.6% of the event's history.
- Cody Hui — 3×3 single 17.72: into the top 33.2% of the event's history.
- Neil Garde — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 36 moves: into the top 33.6% of the event's history.
- Fan Ye (叶繁) — 3×3 single 18.71: into the top 36.3% of the event's history.
First-timers
30 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
65 competitors · 216 results · 8 events.
Everyone who competed
65 competitors- Aaron Lester
- Abhishek Sharma
- Adam Cohen
- Alex Ho
- Andrew Sinclair
- Benjamin Chu
- Chao Zhang (章超)
- Chia-Wei Lu (呂家維)
- Clare Keddy
- Cody Hui
- Cynthia Tong
- Daljit Singh
- Dan Dzoan
- Daphne Hsu
- Dawning Wu
- Devin Corr-Robinett
- Diya Li
- Drew Latzke
- Edward Lin
- Edward Wang
- Eric Vogler
- Eugenia Lee
- Everest Shi
- Fan Ye (叶繁)
- Felicia Lin
- Grace Kim
- Ian Lin
- Jacob Anderson
- Jacqueline Young
- Janelle Adsuara
- Jeremy Fleischman
- Jessica Chen
- Jianzhong Chen
- John Bui
- Josef Forrest
- Kalvin Lee
- Kathleen Lee
- Kenneth Oetomo
- Kevin Batangan
- Kevin Su
- Kinmen Yang
- Manohar Jois
- Minh Luong
- Mitchell Lane
- Nan Ma
- Nathaniel Knopf
- Neil Garde
- Nick Young
- Ravi Fernando
- Riley Woo
- Roger Li
- Ryan Jew
- Ryan Lim
- Samuel Lau
- Samuel Selland
- Shawna Su
- Shelley Chang
- Shirley Ng
- Shotaro Makisumi (牧角章太郎)
- Steven Xu
- Tabitha King
- Travis Ng
- Tzu-Chi Kate Wang
- Vincent Sheu
- Yingzhe Fu
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.