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Park Ridge Open 2011

Park Ridge, New Jersey · 14 May 2011 · 8 events · 48 competitors · 68 personal bests

Dan Cohen won three of the eight events (2×2, 4×4, Magic) and the closest final was the Magic, won by Dan Cohen by 0.18 seconds. 48 competitors produced 68 personal bests, 15 of which still stand today, and seven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Ernie Pulchny set the Master Magic single world record: 1.68.

Three wins
Dan Cohen — 2×2, 4×4, Magic
0.18s
closest final — Magic, Dan Cohen over Patrick Jameson
68
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Rowe Hessler9.069.46
2×2Dan Cohen1.962.28
4×4Dan Cohen34.3341.06
3×3 blindfoldedTim Reynolds1:59.80
3×3 one-handedRowe Hessler15.3417.24
3×3 Multi-BlindMike Kotch3 of 3 cubes · 17:05
MagicDan Cohen1.061.17
Master MagicErnie Pulchny1.682.96

The PB harvest

68 set · 15 still standing
  • Ernie Pulchny — Master Magic single 1.68: into the top 0.096% of the event's history.
  • Edwin Zhou — Magic single 1.05: into the top 4.7% of the event's history.
  • Zach Lucanie — Magic single 1.27: into the top 14.8% of the event's history.
  • Ryan Bortolotti — 2×2 single 3.86: into the top 24.7% of the event's history.
  • Jason Lee — 2×2 single 4.18: into the top 28.8% of the event's history.
  • Jason Lee — 3×3 single 17.78: into the top 33.4% of the event's history.
  • Jake Ruth — 4×4 single 59.28: into the top 35.7% of the event's history.
  • Ryan Bortolotti — 3×3 single 22.25: into the top 46.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

Seven 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

3 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

48 competitors · 269 results · 8 events.

Everyone who competed

48 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.