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Couve Cubing 2012

Vancouver, Washington · 5 May 2012 · 9 events · 30 competitors · 47 personal bests

Kevin Hays won five of the nine events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Kevin Hays by 1.73 seconds. 30 competitors produced 47 personal bests, 10 of which still stand today, and nine people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Kevin Hays set the 6×6 single world record: 1:49.46.

Five wins
Kevin Hays — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6
1.73s
closest final — 3×3, Kevin Hays over Ian Bourn
47
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Kevin Hays9.7810.57
2×2Kevin Hays3.394.16
4×4Kevin Hays42.3344.18
5×5Kevin Hays1:03.191:05.01
6×6Kevin Hays1:49.461:55.13
3×3 blindfoldedNick Vu1:48.97
3×3 Fewest MovesBarry Loether43 moves
3×3 one-handedSittinon Sukhaya (สิทธินนท์ สุขายะ)15.8018.81
3×3 Multi-BlindNick Vu6 of 7 cubes · 52:35

The PB harvest

47 set · 10 still standing
  • Alexander Tran — 2×2 single 4.05: into the top 27.1% of the event's history.
  • Alexander Tran — 5×5 single 1:54.84: into the top 45.9% of the event's history.
  • Kevin Hays — 3×3 blindfolded single 2:43.34: into the top 47.6% of the event's history.
  • Alexander Tran — 6×6 single 3:31.15: into the top 55.1% of the event's history.
  • David Barr — 4×4 single 1:20.93: into the top 56.7% of the event's history.
  • David Barr — 5×5 single 3:07.28: into the top 80.3% of the event's history.
  • David Barr — 3×3 one-handed single 57.53: into the top 82.4% of the event's history.
  • Nick Vu — 6×6 single 5:23.25: into the top 85.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

Nine 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

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

30 competitors · 180 results · 9 events.

Everyone who competed

30 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.