Competitions · United States
Harvard Fall 2012
Cambridge, Massachusetts · 6 October 2012 · 9 events · 46 competitors · 50 personal bests
Rowe Hessler won five of the nine events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Rowe Hessler by 0.59 seconds. 46 competitors produced 50 personal bests, 21 of which still stand today, and six people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Caleb Shapiro took a 3×3 one-handed single of 1:20.83 down to 50.05, 38 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Rowe Hessler | 8.21 | 9.35 |
| 2×2 | Rowe Hessler | 2.19 | 3.29 |
| 4×4 | Rowe Hessler | 35.28 | 40.73 |
| 5×5 | Rowe Hessler | 1:20.44 | 1:24.99 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Noa Arthurs | 58.40 | — |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | Peter Hung | 29 moves | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Rowe Hessler | 13.93 | 16.05 |
| Clock | Tim Reynolds | 10.59 | 11.24 |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | Noa Arthurs | 9 of 11 cubes · 54:06 | — |
The PB harvest
50 set · 21 still standing- Adam Kim — 3×3 single 10.05: into the top 7.6% of the event's history.
- Andrew Ricci — 3×3 one-handed single 16.78: into the top 12.0% of the event's history.
- Jeffrey Hori — 3×3 one-handed single 20.86: into the top 22.9% of the event's history.
- Andrew Ricci — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 33 moves: into the top 23.4% of the event's history.
- Jonathan Grayum — 3×3 one-handed single 22.06: into the top 26.2% of the event's history.
- Nicholas Lydon — 3×3 single 16.59: into the top 29.7% of the event's history.
- Andrew Sopchak — 3×3 blindfolded single 1:52.78: into the top 30.9% of the event's history.
- Nicholas Lydon — 2×2 single 4.80: into the top 36.8% of the event's history.
First-timers
Six 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
46 competitors · 259 results · 9 events.
Everyone who competed
46 competitors- Adam Kim
- Amy Tai
- Andrew MacGregor
- Andrew Ricci
- Andrew Sopchak
- Andy Tsao
- Avik Roychowdhury
- Blaise Serra
- Bob Burton
- Bobby D'Angelo
- Brian Curran
- Bruce Norskog
- Caleb Shapiro
- Chris Pelley
- Colin Boyd
- Damian Liu
- Douglas Muhlestein
- Elle Nolan
- George Torres
- Harry Richman
- Ian Winokur
- Ivan Duralde
- Jaclyn Sawler
- James Donahue
- Jeffrey Hori
- Jonathan Grayum
- Josh Flagg
- Joshua Carnes
- Kamren Smith
- Kevin Costello III
- Matthew McMillan
- Micael Boulet
- Nicholas Lydon
- Noa Arthurs
- Nolan Pelley
- Patricia Li
- Paul Kim
- Peter Hung
- Rob Stuart
- Robert D. Johnson
- Rowe Hessler
- Sam Schultz
- Tariq Ali
- Tim Reynolds
- Tyler Leite
- Zachary Lowry
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.