Competitions · United States

Liberty Science Center Open 2010

Jersey City, New Jersey · 18 December 2010 · 7 events · 72 competitors · 79 personal bests

Rowe Hessler won three of the seven events (3×3, 2×2, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Magic, won by Edwin Zhou by 0.01 seconds. 72 competitors produced 79 personal bests, 26 of which still stand today, and 13 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Ernie Pulchny set the Master Magic single continental record: 1.96.

Three wins

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

0.01s

closest final — Magic, Edwin Zhou over Tim Reynolds

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Rowe Hessler	9.18	10.05
2×2	Rowe Hessler	1.19	3.08
4×4	Dan Cohen	37.19	43.15
3×3 blindfolded	Mike Kotch	1:41.08	—
3×3 one-handed	Rowe Hessler	15.16	16.41
Magic	Edwin Zhou	1.11	1.25
Master Magic	Ernie Pulchny	1.96	2.37

The PB harvest

79 set · 26 still standing

Andy Smith — 2×2 single 1.43: into the top 1.9% of the event's history.
Mike Kotch — 2×2 single 1.52: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
Michael Perkins — 2×2 single 1.56: into the top 2.4% of the event's history.
Jules Manalang — 2×2 single 1.94: into the top 4.4% of the event's history.
Jules Manalang — Magic single 1.09: into the top 6.5% of the event's history.
Gavin Nelson — Master Magic single 2.84: into the top 14.5% of the event's history.
Chieh Lee (李杰) — 3×3 single 13.06: into the top 17.6% of the event's history.
Ethan Rosen — 2×2 single 3.52: into the top 20.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

13 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 3,985 people who made their debut in 2010. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

3 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

72 competitors · 282 results · 7 events.

Everyone who competed

72 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.