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Berkeley Spring 2012

Berkeley, California · 17 March 2012 · 8 events · 47 competitors · 46 personal bests

Edward Lin won five of the eight events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Edward Lin by 0.74 seconds. 47 competitors produced 46 personal bests, 20 of which still stand today, and nine people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Chia-Wei Lu (呂家維) set the 3×3 one-handed single national record: 12.46.

Five wins
Edward Lin — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed, Pyraminx
0.74s
closest final — Pyraminx, Edward Lin over Mitchell Lane
46
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Edward Lin8.219.37
2×2Edward Lin1.912.74
4×4Edward Lin45.0546.83
6×6Mitchell Lane3:02.433:05.54
3×3 one-handedEdward Lin14.8115.62
PyraminxEdward Lin5.096.98
Square-1Takao Hashimoto (橋本貴夫)18.1821.43
4×4 blindfoldedShelley Chang16:24.00

The PB harvest

46 set · 20 still standing
  • Chia-Wei Lu (呂家維) — 3×3 one-handed single 12.46: into the top 3.6% of the event's history.
  • Nathaniel Knopf — 2×2 single 2.15: into the top 5.8% of the event's history.
  • Christy Frierson — 3×3 single 13.09: into the top 17.7% of the event's history.
  • Vincent Sheu — Pyraminx single 6.72: into the top 25.6% of the event's history.
  • Ravi Fernando — 4×4 single 54.77: into the top 30.5% of the event's history.
  • Christy Frierson — 3×3 one-handed single 25.88: into the top 36.5% of the event's history.
  • Tommaso Framba — 3×3 single 22.27: into the top 46.1% of the event's history.
  • Joseph Skyler — 3×3 one-handed single 30.19: into the top 47.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

Nine 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

47 competitors · 183 results · 8 events.

Everyone who competed

47 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.