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Harvard Fall 2011

Cambridge, Massachusetts · 22 October 2011 · 11 events · 60 competitors · 61 personal bests

Rowe Hessler won four of the eleven events (2×2, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Master Magic, won by Ric Donati by 0.08 seconds. 60 competitors produced 61 personal bests, 18 of which still stand today, and eleven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Malcolm Granville set the 3×3 blindfolded single national record: 1:32.50.

Four wins
Rowe Hessler — 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed
0.08s
closest final — Master Magic, Ric Donati over Tim Reynolds
61
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Andy Tsao9.6610.01
2×2Rowe Hessler2.003.50
4×4Rowe Hessler41.9348.30
5×5Rowe Hessler1:31.801:41.34
3×3 blindfoldedAndy Tsao1:21.69
3×3 one-handedRowe Hessler13.3316.45
PyraminxTim Major3.445.43
4×4 blindfoldedTim Reynolds14:12.00
5×5 blindfoldedTim Reynolds24:15.00
MagicTim Reynolds1.311.41
Master MagicRic Donati3.223.54

The PB harvest

61 set · 18 still standing
  • Dennis Mou — 3×3 single 11.72: into the top 12.9% of the event's history.
  • Malcolm Granville — 3×3 blindfolded single 1:32.50: into the top 24.0% of the event's history.
  • Nathanael Bettis — Master Magic single 3.25: into the top 24.0% of the event's history.
  • Jichao Li (李纪超) — 3×3 one-handed single 21.53: into the top 24.7% of the event's history.
  • Malcolm Granville — 3×3 one-handed single 21.83: into the top 25.5% of the event's history.
  • Jeffrey Hori — 3×3 blindfolded single 1:45.58: into the top 28.5% of the event's history.
  • Jichao Li (李纪超) — 4×4 single 56.06: into the top 32.0% of the event's history.
  • Chris Anderson — 3×3 one-handed single 26.06: into the top 37.0% 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

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

60 competitors · 317 results · 11 events.

Everyone who competed

60 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.