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Captain's Cove competition 2011

Bridgeport, Connecticut · 28 May 2011 · 8 events · 38 competitors · 35 personal bests

Dan Cohen won six of the eight events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Magic, won by Ryan Cangelosi by 0.02 seconds. 38 competitors produced 35 personal bests, 6 of which still stand today, and eight people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Ernie Pulchny set the Master Magic average continental record: 2.16.

Six wins
Dan Cohen — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 one-handed
0.02s
closest final — Magic, Ryan Cangelosi over Tim Reynolds
35
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Dan Cohen7.599.69
2×2Dan Cohen2.633.56
4×4Dan Cohen35.0241.27
5×5Dan Cohen1:07.711:11.70
3×3 blindfoldedDan Cohen1:50.28
3×3 one-handedDan Cohen17.4719.46
MagicRyan Cangelosi1.111.30
Master MagicErnie Pulchny1.752.16

The PB harvest

35 set · 6 still standing
  • Alex Bruso — Master Magic single 3.38: into the top 28.0% of the event's history.
  • Mike Kotch — Master Magic single 3.78: into the top 38.4% of the event's history.
  • Kris Dammling — 2×2 single 5.94: into the top 50.3% of the event's history.
  • Alexx Ailes — 3×3 single 34.33: into the top 69.5% of the event's history.
  • Lacey Burton — 3×3 single 37.52: into the top 73.9% of the event's history.
  • Alexx Ailes — 5×5 single 4:42.15: into the top 95.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

Eight 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

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

38 competitors · 180 results · 8 events.

Everyone who competed

38 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.