Competitions · United States
Colorado Springs 2012
Colorado Springs, Colorado · 7 April 2012 · 12 events · 39 competitors · 35 personal bests
AJ Blair won four of the twelve events (4×4, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 Fewest Moves) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Jun-Hyuk Jang by 0.25 seconds. 39 competitors produced 35 personal bests, 13 of which still stand today, and 22 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Elijah Buscho took a Square-1 single of 1:09.27 down to 26.88, 61 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Patrick Kelly | 12.33 | 13.11 |
| 2×2 | Jun-Hyuk Jang | 3.80 | 4.37 |
| 4×4 | AJ Blair | 1:00.30 | 1:02.51 |
| 5×5 | Jackson Warley | 1:39.39 | 1:50.32 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | AJ Blair | — | — |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | AJ Blair | 42 moves | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Jun-Hyuk Jang | 24.63 | 25.97 |
| Megaminx | Daniel Hayes | 1:47.84 | 1:49.10 |
| Pyraminx | AJ Blair | 3.08 | 9.12 |
| Square-1 | Takao Hashimoto (橋本貴夫) | 17.36 | 19.32 |
| Magic | Takao Hashimoto (橋本貴夫) | 1.21 | 1.26 |
| Master Magic | Takao Hashimoto (橋本貴夫) | 3.91 | 4.37 |
The PB harvest
35 set · 13 still standing- Todd Beckman — 2×2 single 2.19: into the top 6.1% of the event's history.
- Slater Metz — Pyraminx single 5.16: into the top 14.2% of the event's history.
- Bradley Vrooman — 3×3 single 14.09: into the top 21.3% of the event's history.
- Elijah Buscho — 2×2 single 3.69: into the top 22.6% of the event's history.
- Donovan Cline — 2×2 single 4.13: into the top 28.1% of the event's history.
- Ben Charais — 3×3 single 19.30: into the top 37.9% of the event's history.
- Todd Beckman — 3×3 one-handed single 28.03: into the top 42.0% of the event's history.
- Iain Brumbaugh — 3×3 single 22.47: into the top 46.7% of the event's history.
First-timers
22 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
39 competitors · 169 results · 12 events.
Everyone who competed
39 competitors- Adam McKittrick
- Aina Hashimoto (橋本愛那)
- AJ Blair
- Bailey Maloney
- Ben Charais
- Bradley Vrooman
- Brandon Allen
- Caleb Garnham
- Daniel Hayes
- Daniel Washington
- Darien Curtis
- David Musante
- Derek Kurashima
- Donovan Cline
- Doug Cannon
- Elijah Buscho
- Iain Brumbaugh
- Jackson Warley
- Jason Wade
- Jesse Katz
- Jun-Hyuk Jang
- Kevin Walker
- Max Koszowski
- McKennon Piil
- Nathaniel Hall
- Patrick Kelly
- Peter Ammons
- Robert Sanders
- Sam Bukowski
- Shelley Chang
- Slater Metz
- Steven Shepherd
- Takao Hashimoto (橋本貴夫)
- TJ Leing
- Todd Beckman
- Tommy Koszowski
- Topher Trancoso
- Violet Bosveld
- Vladimir Zhdanov
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.