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Cubetcha 2012

Minneapolis, Minnesota · 6 October 2012 · 8 events · 49 competitors · 72 personal bests

Christopher Olson won five of the eight events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 5×5, won by Waris Ali by 0.25 seconds. 49 competitors produced 72 personal bests, 22 of which still stand today, and 18 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Jedrick Remonde set the 2×2 average national record: 3.68.

Five wins
Christopher Olson — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 one-handed
0.25s
closest final — 5×5, Waris Ali over Albert You
72
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Christopher Olson7.9410.13
2×2Christopher Olson1.803.00
4×4Christopher Olson44.5346.22
5×5Waris Ali1:28.471:41.68
6×6Waris Ali3:02.153:10.20
3×3 blindfoldedChristopher Olson1:18.06
3×3 one-handedChristopher Olson17.0020.97
Square-1Chris Braiedy13.0320.66

The PB harvest

72 set · 22 still standing
  • Slater Metz — 2×2 single 2.66: into the top 10.5% of the event's history.
  • Jacob Chenitz — 2×2 single 2.78: into the top 11.8% of the event's history.
  • Chris Braiedy — Square-1 single 13.03: into the top 12.0% of the event's history.
  • Brennan Arnold — 2×2 single 3.34: into the top 18.3% of the event's history.
  • Christopher Olson — 3×3 blindfolded single 1:18.06: into the top 18.9% of the event's history.
  • Andy Worden — 2×2 single 3.97: into the top 26.1% of the event's history.
  • Jacob Chenitz — 4×4 single 52.56: into the top 27.8% of the event's history.
  • Erika McNutt — 2×2 single 4.16: into the top 28.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

18 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

49 competitors · 234 results · 8 events.

Everyone who competed

49 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.