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MIT Spring 2013

Cambridge, Massachusetts · 9 March 2013 · 7 events · 55 competitors · 65 personal bests

Rowe Hessler won three of the seven events (2×2, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Rowe Hessler by 0.11 seconds. 55 competitors produced 65 personal bests, 19 of which still stand today, and eight people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Noa Arthurs set the 3×3 Multi-Blind single continental record: 12 of 13 cubes · 53:45.

Three wins
Rowe Hessler — 2×2, 4×4, 5×5
0.11s
closest final — 2×2, Rowe Hessler over Kevin Costello III
65
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Andrew Ricci8.819.69
2×2Rowe Hessler2.083.34
4×4Rowe Hessler32.5237.18
5×5Rowe Hessler1:13.301:21.17
3×3 blindfoldedNoa Arthurs42.94
3×3 one-handedPhil Yu15.5217.15
3×3 Multi-BlindNoa Arthurs12 of 13 cubes · 53:45

The PB harvest

65 set · 19 still standing
  • Jonathan Grayum — 3×3 single 11.15: into the top 10.9% of the event's history.
  • Peter Hung — 3×3 single 12.72: into the top 16.5% of the event's history.
  • Andrew MacGregor — 3×3 single 15.16: into the top 25.0% of the event's history.
  • Kyle Marshall — 2×2 single 4.02: into the top 26.7% of the event's history.
  • Sahib Srivastava — 3×3 single 16.63: into the top 29.8% of the event's history.
  • Sahib Srivastava — 2×2 single 5.13: into the top 40.9% of the event's history.
  • Benjamin DeBisschop — 3×3 single 21.08: into the top 42.9% of the event's history.
  • Brandon Giles — 3×3 single 23.09: into the top 48.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

Eight people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 6,160 people who made their debut in 2013. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

55 competitors · 252 results · 7 events.

Everyone who competed

55 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.