Competitions · United States
MIT Fall 2012
Cambridge, Massachusetts · 10 November 2012 · 7 events · 44 competitors · 63 personal bests
Kevin Costello III won three of the seven events (5×5, 6×6, 7×7) and the closest final was the 5×5, won by Kevin Costello III by 0.16 seconds. 44 competitors produced 63 personal bests, 16 of which still stand today, and ten people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Kevin Hu took a 2×2 single of 5.81 down to 2.93, 50 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Rowe Hessler | 9.03 | 9.70 |
| 2×2 | Timothy Sun | 2.59 | 3.89 |
| 4×4 | Rowe Hessler | 34.34 | 38.41 |
| 5×5 | Kevin Costello III | 1:20.38 | 1:26.75 |
| 6×6 | Kevin Costello III | 2:31.52 | 2:41.45 |
| 7×7 | Kevin Costello III | 4:01.77 | 4:33.29 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Peter Hung | 17.81 | 19.95 |
The PB harvest
63 set · 16 still standing- Timothy Sun — 3×3 single 7.84: into the top 2.5% of the event's history.
- Joseph Dzaluk — 2×2 single 1.93: into the top 4.3% of the event's history.
- Zachary Lowry — 2×2 single 2.77: into the top 11.7% of the event's history.
- Kevin Hu — 3×3 single 11.68: into the top 12.8% of the event's history.
- Kevin Hu — 2×2 single 2.93: into the top 13.4% of the event's history.
- Avik Roychowdhury — 2×2 single 3.00: into the top 14.2% of the event's history.
- Blaise Serra — 2×2 single 3.61: into the top 21.6% of the event's history.
- Rob Stuart — 2×2 single 3.91: into the top 25.3% of the event's history.
First-timers
Ten 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
44 competitors · 212 results · 7 events.
Everyone who competed
44 competitors- Andrew Ricci
- Andy Tsao
- Anonymous
- Arlo Sims
- Avik Roychowdhury
- Blaise Serra
- Brian Curran
- Bruce Norskog
- Bryson Tang
- Chris Salvati
- Damian Liu
- Guillermo Afonso
- Ian Winokur
- Jacob Drescher
- Jillian Fraser
- Jonah Crosby
- Jonathan Grayum
- Joseph Dzaluk
- Josh Flagg
- Joshua Carnes
- Kamren Smith
- Kento Yamamoto (山本健人)
- Kevin Costello III
- Kevin Hu
- Marieke Langhout
- Matthew McMillan
- Mike Galinat
- Mitchell Salisbury
- Nick Fulham
- Noa Arthurs
- Owen Ball
- Owen Dostie
- Patricia Li
- Paul Kim
- Peter Hung
- Ric Donati
- Rob Stuart
- Rowe Hessler
- Sam Schultz
- Taimur Darr
- Tariq Ali
- Tim Reynolds
- Timothy Sun
- Zachary Lowry
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.