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Dayton Fall 2012

Dayton, Ohio · 20 October 2012 · 8 events · 24 competitors · 36 personal bests

Chester Lian won three of the eight events (3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 one-handed, 4×4 blindfolded) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Lucas Etter by 0.36 seconds. 24 competitors produced 36 personal bests, 11 of which still stand today.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Brandon Sonoda took a 3×3 single of 39.88 down to 19.18, 52 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Chester Lian — 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 one-handed, 4×4 blindfolded
0.36s
closest final — 2×2, Lucas Etter over John Brechon
36
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Lucas Etter9.0910.74
2×2Lucas Etter2.553.30
5×5John Brechon1:11.941:22.17
3×3 blindfoldedChester Lian1:04.16
3×3 one-handedChester Lian18.3620.19
ClockNathan Dwyer9.4111.33
4×4 blindfoldedChester Lian7:15.78
5×5 blindfoldedMike Hughey14:19.00

The PB harvest

36 set · 11 still standing
  • Trevor Mahoney — 3×3 one-handed single 21.77: into the top 25.4% of the event's history.
  • Mike Hughey — 2×2 single 4.18: into the top 28.8% of the event's history.
  • Bobby Krupa — 2×2 single 4.34: into the top 30.9% of the event's history.
  • Garrett Shugart — 3×3 single 18.09: into the top 34.4% of the event's history.
  • Young Kim — 2×2 single 4.93: into the top 38.4% of the event's history.
  • Bill Harding — 3×3 single 19.58: into the top 38.7% of the event's history.
  • Josiah Serie — 3×3 single 19.97: into the top 39.9% of the event's history.
  • Bobby Krupa — 3×3 single 20.72: into the top 42.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

No people competed for the first time at this competition. 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

24 competitors · 172 results · 8 events.

Everyone who competed

24 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.