Competitions · United States
Carnegie Mellon Spring 2012
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · 14 April 2012 · 9 events · 28 competitors · 33 personal bests
Ethan Crislip won three of the nine events (3×3, 2×2, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 4×4, won by Preston Nguyen by 0.02 seconds. 28 competitors produced 33 personal bests, 8 of which still stand today, and 14 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Nathan Kearney took a 3×3 one-handed single of 1:22.77 down to 32.81, 60 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Ethan Crislip | 9.83 | 11.68 |
| 2×2 | Ethan Crislip | 2.88 | 3.96 |
| 4×4 | Preston Nguyen | 51.71 | 59.19 |
| 5×5 | Evan Liu | 1:36.63 | 1:43.25 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Ethan Crislip | 17.33 | 18.42 |
| Clock | Evan Liu | 7.71 | 10.15 |
| Pyraminx | Corey Sakowski | 6.15 | 7.04 |
| Magic | Jim Mertens | 1.43 | 1.64 |
| Master Magic | Evan Liu | 2.34 | 2.74 |
The PB harvest
33 set · 8 still standing- Evan Liu — Master Magic single 2.34: into the top 4.5% of the event's history.
- Preston Nguyen — Pyraminx single 5.53: into the top 16.6% of the event's history.
- Vincent Pistelli — 2×2 single 4.81: into the top 36.9% of the event's history.
- Dan Selzer — Magic single 1.63: into the top 42.2% of the event's history.
- Nick Karis — Magic single 1.71: into the top 48.1% of the event's history.
- Erik Joy — 3×3 single 33.40: into the top 68.2% of the event's history.
- Nick Karis — Pyraminx single 12.65: into the top 71.0% of the event's history.
- Vincent Pistelli — Master Magic single 5.09: into the top 71.6% of the event's history.
First-timers
14 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
28 competitors · 132 results · 9 events.
Everyone who competed
28 competitors- Alex Zubrow
- Angela Toth
- Corey Sakowski
- Dan Cooney
- Dan Selzer
- Dave Campbell
- Erik Joy
- Ethan Crislip
- Evan Liu
- Ian Homer
- Jason Baum
- Jim Mertens
- Josh Chessario
- Justin Mericle
- Kevin Lau
- Lorenzo Pane
- Matthew Rodgers
- Nathan Kearney
- Nick Karis
- Nick Sagan
- Owen Kegel
- Preston Nguyen
- Saif Ali
- Tenor Ickes
- Tim Brocious
- Tolik Borisov
- Tom Burke
- Vincent Pistelli
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.