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Competitions · United States

Berkeley Winter 2013

Berkeley, California · 9 March 2013 · 8 events · 56 competitors · 49 personal bests

Edward Lin won three of the eight events (2×2, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Edward Lin by 0.13 seconds. 56 competitors produced 49 personal bests, 10 of which still stand today, and 19 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Riley Woo set the 3×3 blindfolded average national record: 53.14.

Three wins
Edward Lin — 2×2, 4×4, 5×5
0.13s
closest final — 2×2, Edward Lin over Mitchell Lane
49
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Mitchell Lane9.8410.91
2×2Edward Lin1.253.29
4×4Edward Lin42.3444.10
5×5Edward Lin1:19.131:22.70
3×3 blindfoldedRiley Woo49.8153.14
3×3 one-handedJeremy Fleischman15.5017.48
PyraminxMitchell Lane4.566.25
Square-1Takao Hashimoto (橋本貴夫)13.7220.26

The PB harvest

49 set · 10 still standing
  • Ryan Lim — 2×2 single 3.53: into the top 20.6% of the event's history.
  • Neiman Walker — 3×3 single 14.91: into the top 24.1% of the event's history.
  • Jason Nguyen — 4×4 single 51.55: into the top 26.6% of the event's history.
  • Max Hsiao — 3×3 single 16.15: into the top 28.3% of the event's history.
  • Neil Garde — 3×3 one-handed single 23.55: into the top 30.2% of the event's history.
  • Nan Ma — 3×3 single 18.86: into the top 36.7% of the event's history.
  • Everest Shi — Pyraminx single 9.38: into the top 48.0% of the event's history.
  • Matthew Escalante — 4×4 single 1:20.15: into the top 56.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

19 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 6,160 people who made their debut in 2013. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

56 competitors · 209 results · 8 events.

Everyone who competed

56 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.