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Berkeley Fall 2012

Berkeley, California · 2 September 2012 · 9 events · 41 competitors · 33 personal bests

Ryan Jew won three of the nine events (3×3 with feet, Magic, Master Magic) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Chia-Wei Lu (呂家維) by 0.41 seconds. 41 competitors produced 33 personal bests, 14 of which still stand today, and eight people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Darren Schoensee took a 3×3 one-handed single of 2:23.91 down to 46.97, 67 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Ryan Jew — 3×3 with feet, Magic, Master Magic
0.41s
closest final — 3×3, Chia-Wei Lu (呂家維) over Edward Lin
33
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Chia-Wei Lu (呂家維)9.4010.42
2×2Edward Lin2.282.89
3×3 blindfoldedRiley Woo1:36.61
3×3 Fewest MovesSteven Xu31 moves
3×3 one-handedChia-Wei Lu (呂家維)14.2217.22
PyraminxMitchell Lane3.846.62
3×3 with feetRyan Jew1:18.551:29.87
MagicRyan Jew1.211.28
Master MagicRyan Jew2.442.79

The PB harvest

33 set · 14 still standing
  • Ryan Jew — Master Magic single 2.44: into the top 5.7% of the event's history.
  • Riley Woo — Magic single 1.41: into the top 25.7% of the event's history.
  • Edward Lin — 3×3 with feet single 1:36.08: into the top 36.9% of the event's history.
  • Albert Chu (朱書廷) — 3×3 single 23.56: into the top 49.3% of the event's history.
  • Jennifer Tang — 3×3 single 24.34: into the top 51.1% of the event's history.
  • Riley Woo — Master Magic single 4.28: into the top 52.8% of the event's history.
  • Chia-Wei Lu (呂家維) — 3×3 with feet single 2:45.63: into the top 67.6% of the event's history.
  • Darren Schoensee — 3×3 one-handed single 46.97: into the top 73.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

Eight 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

41 competitors · 202 results · 9 events.

Everyone who competed

41 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.