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Minnesota Open 2011

Rochester, Minnesota · 25 June 2011 · 10 events · 24 competitors · 36 personal bests

Christopher Olson won six of the ten events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Magic, won by Christopher Olson by 0.03 seconds. 24 competitors produced 36 personal bests, 15 of which still stand today, and eight people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Tanner Reece took a 5×5 single of 9:01.47 down to 3:48.91, 58 percent better in one day.

Six wins
Christopher Olson — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 one-handed, Magic
0.03s
closest final — Magic, Christopher Olson over Andy Worden
36
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Christopher Olson8.1612.24
2×2Christopher Olson1.912.41
4×4Christopher Olson50.7756.59
5×5John Brechon1:32.471:44.56
3×3 blindfoldedChristopher Olson5:02.52
3×3 one-handedChristopher Olson17.6921.32
PyraminxJohn Brechon7.418.06
Square-1John Brechon19.2825.22
MagicChristopher Olson1.471.58
Master MagicJohn Brechon4.365.46

The PB harvest

36 set · 15 still standing
  • Jack Johnston — Pyraminx single 4.31: into the top 9.2% of the event's history.
  • Andy Worden — Pyraminx single 5.11: into the top 13.9% of the event's history.
  • Bryan Logan — 3×3 single 15.97: into the top 27.7% of the event's history.
  • Tanner Reece — 3×3 single 17.18: into the top 31.6% of the event's history.
  • Andy Worden — Magic single 1.53: into the top 34.9% of the event's history.
  • Andrew Bostrom — 2×2 single 4.84: into the top 37.3% of the event's history.
  • Tanner Reece — Square-1 single 24.55: into the top 38.2% of the event's history.
  • Tanner Reece — 2×2 single 5.66: into the top 47.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

Eight 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

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

24 competitors · 158 results · 10 events.

Everyone who competed

24 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.