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MIT Spring 2011

Cambridge, Massachusetts · 5 March 2011 · 8 events · 64 competitors · 45 personal bests

Dan Cohen won five of the eight events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Dan Cohen by 0.42 seconds. 64 competitors produced 45 personal bests, 18 of which still stand today, and 24 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Rowe Hessler set the 3×3 one-handed single continental record: 11.41.

Five wins
Dan Cohen — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7
0.42s
closest final — 3×3, Dan Cohen over Andy Tsao
45
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Dan Cohen9.1810.97
2×2Rowe Hessler2.943.36
4×4Dan Cohen38.0943.33
5×5Dan Cohen1:10.721:15.41
6×6Dan Cohen2:19.332:33.04
7×7Dan Cohen4:04.274:21.56
3×3 blindfoldedAndy Tsao1:35.27
3×3 one-handedRowe Hessler16.3818.39

The PB harvest

45 set · 18 still standing
  • Rowe Hessler — 3×3 one-handed single 11.41: into the top 2.3% of the event's history.
  • Kyle Barry — 2×2 single 2.58: into the top 9.7% of the event's history.
  • Jon Rothman — 2×2 single 3.94: into the top 25.7% of the event's history.
  • Libby Coleman — 2×2 single 4.09: into the top 27.6% of the event's history.
  • Kurt Bilis — 2×2 single 4.28: into the top 30.1% of the event's history.
  • William Chen — 3×3 single 17.19: into the top 31.6% of the event's history.
  • Patrick Jameson — 6×6 single 3:00.66: into the top 41.4% of the event's history.
  • William Chen — 2×2 single 5.47: into the top 45.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

24 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

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

64 competitors · 270 results · 8 events.

Everyone who competed

64 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.