Competitions · United States

Harvard Spring 2012

Cambridge, Massachusetts · 7 April 2012 · 10 events · 65 competitors · 66 personal bests

Rowe Hessler won three of the ten events (2×2, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Magic, won by Samuel Chiu by 0.24 seconds. 65 competitors produced 66 personal bests, 19 of which still stand today, and 15 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Keaton Ellis took a 3×3 one-handed single of 45.22 down to 19.50, 57 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Rowe Hessler — 2×2, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 one-handed

0.24s

closest final — Magic, Samuel Chiu over Zachary Lowry

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Andy Tsao	8.68	9.39
2×2	Rowe Hessler	2.19	3.01
4×4	Isaac Wappes	36.31	40.86
5×5	Isaac Wappes	1:17.13	1:28.49
3×3 blindfolded	Rowe Hessler	2:03.03	—
3×3 one-handed	Rowe Hessler	12.78	15.53
Clock	Tim Reynolds	9.31	11.83
3×3 Multi-Blind	Andy Tsao	4 of 4 cubes · 32:24	—
Magic	Samuel Chiu	1.06	1.26
Master Magic	Zach Goldman	2.11	2.23

The PB harvest

66 set · 19 still standing

Samuel Chiu — Magic single 1.06: into the top 5.2% of the event's history.
Isaac Wappes — 4×4 single 36.31: into the top 8.0% of the event's history.
Isaac Wappes — 5×5 single 1:17.13: into the top 16.9% of the event's history.
Peter Hung — 2×2 single 3.33: into the top 18.1% of the event's history.
Isaac Wappes — 3×3 one-handed single 19.21: into the top 18.4% of the event's history.
Anonymous — 3×3 one-handed single 20.69: into the top 22.4% of the event's history.
Jillian Fraser — 3×3 single 14.80: into the top 23.7% of the event's history.
Raj Chidambaram — 3×3 single 18.68: into the top 36.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

15 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

65 competitors · 322 results · 10 events.

Everyone who competed

65 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.