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Groovik's Cube Seattle 2012

Seattle, Washington · 10 June 2012 · 6 events · 55 competitors · 32 personal bests

Kevin Hays won three of the six events (3×3, 5×5, Magic) and the closest final was the Magic, won by Kevin Hays by 0.57 seconds. 55 competitors produced 32 personal bests, 8 of which still stand today, and 24 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Stephanie Hays took a 3×3 single of 1:14.43 down to 27.09, 64 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Kevin Hays — 3×3, 5×5, Magic
0.57s
closest final — Magic, Kevin Hays over Aaron LoPrete
32
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Kevin Hays8.9310.58
5×5Kevin Hays1:03.861:08.51
3×3 blindfoldedNick Vu1:54.11
3×3 one-handedZheng Li (李政)18.6922.15
ClockDavid Adams9.2110.25
MagicKevin Hays1.061.85

The PB harvest

32 set · 8 still standing
  • Jameson O'Connor — 3×3 single 12.38: into the top 15.2% of the event's history.
  • Wilfred Basaca — 3×3 single 13.84: into the top 20.4% of the event's history.
  • AJ Blair — Magic single 1.40: into the top 24.2% of the event's history.
  • Nick Vu — 3×3 one-handed single 33.33: into the top 54.0% of the event's history.
  • Stephanie Hays — 3×3 single 27.09: into the top 57.0% of the event's history.
  • Neal Ma — 3×3 single 40.15: into the top 77.0% of the event's history.
  • Kristina Hays — 3×3 single 41.72: into the top 78.8% of the event's history.
  • Jillian Tin — Magic single 9.11: into the top 99.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

24 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

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

The field

55 competitors · 203 results · 6 events.

Everyone who competed

55 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.