Competitions · United States

Liberty Science Center Open 2011

Jersey City, New Jersey · 5 November 2011 · 8 events · 76 competitors · 89 personal bests

Rowe Hessler won two of the eight events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Timothy Sun by 0.05 seconds. 76 competitors produced 89 personal bests, 22 of which still stand today, and twelve people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Dan Cohen set the 4×4 single continental record: 32.06.

Two wins

Rowe Hessler — 3×3, 3×3 one-handed

0.05s

closest final — 2×2, Timothy Sun over Alex Koroglu

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Rowe Hessler	9.36	9.41
2×2	Timothy Sun	1.66	3.56
4×4	Dan Cohen	32.06	36.68
3×3 blindfolded	Timothy Sun	59.21	—
3×3 one-handed	Rowe Hessler	14.46	16.27
Clock	Tim Reynolds	9.59	10.60
Magic	Ryan Cangelosi	1.05	1.08
Master Magic	Ernie Pulchny	2.02	2.36

The PB harvest

89 set · 22 still standing

Alex Koroglu — Magic single 1.16: into the top 9.4% of the event's history.
Eric Medvitz — 3×3 single 14.88: into the top 24.0% of the event's history.
Ryan Reese — 3×3 blindfolded single 1:35.84: into the top 25.1% of the event's history.
Eric Medvitz — 2×2 single 4.00: into the top 26.5% of the event's history.
Deniz Atak — Magic single 1.44: into the top 28.5% of the event's history.
Lee Thielemier — Master Magic single 3.56: into the top 32.9% of the event's history.
Ryan Reese — 4×4 single 1:01.08: into the top 37.6% of the event's history.
James Cavanaugh — Master Magic single 3.80: into the top 39.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

Twelve 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

76 competitors · 322 results · 8 events.

Everyone who competed

76 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.