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Newark Head to Head 2012

Newark, New Jersey · 25 February 2012 · 9 events · 60 competitors · 69 personal bests

Dan Cohen won four of the nine events (5×5, 3×3 one-handed, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Alex Koroglu by 0.03 seconds. 60 competitors produced 69 personal bests, 16 of which still stand today, and eleven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Anthony Orji set the 5×5 single national record: 2:07.00.

Four wins
Dan Cohen — 5×5, 3×3 one-handed, Pyraminx, Magic
0.03s
closest final — 2×2, Alex Koroglu over Andy Smith
69
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Rowe Hessler8.339.80
2×2Alex Koroglu2.032.86
4×4Rowe Hessler41.6647.83
5×5Dan Cohen1:07.611:10.65
3×3 one-handedDan Cohen15.0917.07
MegaminxRowe Hessler1:01.691:05.18
PyraminxDan Cohen5.386.57
MagicDan Cohen1.031.60
Master MagicZach Goldman2.362.76

The PB harvest

69 set · 16 still standing
  • Tony Mitts — Master Magic single 2.72: into the top 12.0% of the event's history.
  • Dan Sarnelli — 2×2 single 3.06: into the top 14.9% of the event's history.
  • Felix Kung — Magic single 1.30: into the top 16.7% of the event's history.
  • Hersh Shrivastava — 2×2 single 3.59: into the top 21.3% of the event's history.
  • Tony Mitts — 2×2 single 3.80: into the top 23.9% of the event's history.
  • Steven Brundage — 3×3 single 15.56: into the top 26.3% of the event's history.
  • Cory Thigpen — 2×2 single 4.21: into the top 29.2% of the event's history.
  • Daniel Schnoll — 2×2 single 5.19: into the top 41.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

Eleven 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

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

60 competitors · 309 results · 9 events.

Everyone who competed

60 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.