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Cornell Spring 2011

Ithaca, New York · 23 April 2011 · 10 events · 39 competitors · 48 personal bests

Kevin Zhou won two of the ten events (3×3, 2×2) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Andrew Sopchak by 0.20 seconds. 39 competitors produced 48 personal bests, 10 of which still stand today, and eleven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Ryan Reese took a 3×3 blindfolded single of 8:54.08 down to 1:51.40, 79 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Kevin Zhou — 3×3, 2×2
0.20s
closest final — Pyraminx, Andrew Sopchak over Matthew Miles
48
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Kevin Zhou10.1912.90
2×2Kevin Zhou2.153.38
4×4Erik Johnson52.4459.72
5×5Erik Johnson1:28.111:37.32
3×3 blindfoldedRyan Reese1:51.40
3×3 one-handedPhil Yu19.7221.04
PyraminxAndrew Sopchak8.5210.53
4×4 blindfoldedAnthony Hsu
MagicZach Goldman1.221.36
Master MagicBob Burton3.133.39

The PB harvest

48 set · 10 still standing
  • Erik Johnson — 3×3 one-handed single 16.02: into the top 10.3% of the event's history.
  • Katrina Carpenter — Pyraminx single 6.40: into the top 23.0% of the event's history.
  • Matthew Miles — Magic single 1.43: into the top 27.2% of the event's history.
  • Matthew Miles — Pyraminx single 7.34: into the top 30.7% of the event's history.
  • Ryan Reese — Pyraminx single 8.15: into the top 37.4% of the event's history.
  • Jianneng Li — 3×3 blindfolded single 2:58.30: into the top 52.0% of the event's history.
  • Isaac Park — Magic single 1.88: into the top 59.2% of the event's history.
  • Zac Livesay — 5×5 single 2:20.66: into the top 61.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

Eleven 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

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

39 competitors · 211 results · 10 events.

Everyone who competed

39 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.