Competitions · United States

MIT Spring 2012

Cambridge, Massachusetts · 18 February 2012 · 18 events · 92 competitors · 172 personal bests

Dan Cohen won six of the 18 events (2×2, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Breandan Vallance by 0.02 seconds. 92 competitors produced 172 personal bests, 35 of which still stand today, and 20 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Louis Cormier set the 2×2 single national record: 1.43.

Six wins

Dan Cohen — 2×2, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, 3×3 blindfolded, Square-1

0.02s

closest final — 3×3, Breandan Vallance over Rowe Hessler

172

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Breandan Vallance	8.09	9.95
2×2	Dan Cohen	1.69	3.46
4×4	Breandan Vallance	42.08	44.62
5×5	Dan Cohen	1:11.03	1:14.45
6×6	Dan Cohen	2:23.90	2:35.97
7×7	Dan Cohen	3:57.11	4:18.62
3×3 blindfolded	Dan Cohen	1:10.66	—
3×3 Fewest Moves	Rowe Hessler	31 moves	—
3×3 one-handed	Phil Yu	13.77	15.25
Clock	Tim Reynolds	9.90	10.66
Megaminx	Rowe Hessler	58.61	1:05.42
Pyraminx	Daniel Wu	3.65	5.73
Square-1	Dan Cohen	13.66	19.20
4×4 blindfolded	Tim Reynolds	14:01.00	—
5×5 blindfolded	Dan Sarnelli	32:31.00	—
3×3 Multi-Blind	Micael Boulet	11 of 12 cubes · 54:41	—
Magic	Tim Reynolds	1.27	1.41
Master Magic	Antoine Cantin	2.00	2.71

The PB harvest

172 set · 35 still standing

Daniel Wu — 2×2 single 1.22: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
Antoine Cantin — Master Magic single 2.00: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
Andrew Ricci — 2×2 single 1.44: into the top 1.9% of the event's history.
Tim Reynolds — 2×2 single 1.44: into the top 1.9% of the event's history.
Andy Tsao — 3×3 one-handed single 13.44: into the top 5.2% of the event's history.
Louis Cormier — Master Magic single 2.72: into the top 12.0% of the event's history.
Ric Donati — Master Magic single 2.78: into the top 12.9% of the event's history.
Micael Boulet — 3×3 Multi-Blind single 11 of 12 cubes · 54:41: into the top 17.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

20 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

8 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

92 competitors · 697 results · 18 events.

Everyone who competed

92 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.