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Cornell Open Spring 2012

Ithaca, New York · 21 April 2012 · 11 events · 29 competitors · 25 personal bests

Thompson Clarke won five of the eleven events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Justin Jaffray by 0.22 seconds. 29 competitors produced 25 personal bests, 6 of which still stand today, and eleven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Thompson Clarke set the 3×3 with feet single national record: 1:36.40.

Five wins
Thompson Clarke — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, Megaminx, 3×3 with feet
0.22s
closest final — 2×2, Justin Jaffray over Thompson Clarke
25
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Thompson Clarke9.4711.39
2×2Justin Jaffray3.153.75
4×4Thompson Clarke48.5652.25
5×5Thompson Clarke1:33.211:47.08
3×3 blindfoldedCorey Sakowski1:47.81
3×3 one-handedPhil Yu14.4615.78
MegaminxThompson Clarke1:31.111:35.15
PyraminxDaniel Wu3.555.02
3×3 with feetThompson Clarke1:36.401:49.85
MagicBob Burton1.531.63
Master MagicBob Burton3.434.07

The PB harvest

25 set · 6 still standing
  • Greg Maziuk — 2×2 single 2.88: into the top 12.9% of the event's history.
  • Sam Boyles — 3×3 single 11.80: into the top 13.2% of the event's history.
  • Katrina Carpenter — 2×2 single 3.31: into the top 17.9% of the event's history.
  • Harris Karsch — 3×3 single 15.02: into the top 24.5% of the event's history.
  • Michael Dijamco — 3×3 single 16.77: into the top 30.3% of the event's history.
  • Michael Dijamco — 3×3 one-handed single 30.02: into the top 46.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

Eleven 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

29 competitors · 163 results · 11 events.

Everyone who competed

29 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.