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Kansas Cube Off 2012

Auburn, Kansas · 19 May 2012 · 10 events · 27 competitors · 30 personal bests

Christopher Olson won three of the ten events (3×3, 2×2, 3×3 blindfolded) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Christopher Olson by 0.10 seconds. 27 competitors produced 30 personal bests, 7 of which still stand today, and twelve people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Pranav Trivedi took a 3×3 single of 1:16.97 down to 32.88, 57 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Christopher Olson — 3×3, 2×2, 3×3 blindfolded
0.10s
closest final — 3×3, Christopher Olson over Waris Ali
30
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Christopher Olson8.8610.47
2×2Christopher Olson1.802.57
4×4John Brechon38.3840.61
5×5John Brechon1:27.841:29.98
3×3 blindfoldedChristopher Olson1:48.01
3×3 one-handedJohn Brechon15.6817.18
PyraminxTrevor Petersen2.934.53
Square-1Takao Hashimoto (橋本貴夫)16.9319.55
MagicTakao Hashimoto (橋本貴夫)1.191.26
Master MagicTakao Hashimoto (橋本貴夫)3.523.88

The PB harvest

30 set · 7 still standing
  • Christopher Olson — Pyraminx single 3.88: into the top 7.1% of the event's history.
  • Trevor Petersen — 2×2 single 2.34: into the top 7.4% of the event's history.
  • Ryan Potts — 2×2 single 2.59: into the top 9.8% of the event's history.
  • Jonathan Ostrander — Pyraminx single 6.44: into the top 23.3% of the event's history.
  • John Brechon — Master Magic single 3.43: into the top 29.2% of the event's history.
  • Jonathan Ostrander — 3×3 one-handed single 28.93: into the top 44.2% of the event's history.
  • Aina Hashimoto (橋本愛那) — Master Magic single 6.41: into the top 87.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

Twelve 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

27 competitors · 182 results · 10 events.

Everyone who competed

27 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.