Competitions · United States

Princeton Fall 2010

Princeton, New Jersey · 6 November 2010 · 12 events · 98 competitors · 122 personal bests

Dan Cohen won five of the twelve events (4×4, 5×5, Clock) and the closest final was the Magic, won by Alex Thielemier by 0.02 seconds. 98 competitors produced 122 personal bests, 28 of which still stand today, and 36 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Ernie Pulchny set the Master Magic single continental record: 1.97.

Five wins

Dan Cohen — 4×4, 5×5, Clock, Pyraminx, Square-1

0.02s

closest final — Magic, Alex Thielemier over Matt Bahner

122

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	John Tamanas	11.09	11.83
2×2	John Tamanas	3.68	4.39
4×4	Dan Cohen	41.41	48.80
5×5	Dan Cohen	1:07.65	1:16.06
3×3 blindfolded	Alexander Yu	47.36	—
3×3 Fewest Moves	Alan Chang	40 moves	—
3×3 one-handed	Alexander Yu	16.06	19.08
Clock	Dan Cohen	8.86	12.37
Pyraminx	Dan Cohen	5.33	7.60
Square-1	Dan Cohen	17.61	22.67
Magic	Alex Thielemier	1.22	1.29
Master Magic	Ernie Pulchny	1.97	3.43

The PB harvest

122 set · 28 still standing

Dan Cohen — Master Magic single 2.25: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.
Patrick Jameson — 3×3 single 9.16: into the top 5.2% of the event's history.
Felix Kung — 2×2 single 3.13: into the top 15.8% of the event's history.
Gavin Nelson — Square-1 single 17.55: into the top 22.3% of the event's history.
John Tamanas — Pyraminx single 6.43: into the top 23.3% of the event's history.
Jeffrey Delucia — 2×2 single 3.93: into the top 25.6% of the event's history.
Lars Jebe — 2×2 single 4.21: into the top 29.2% of the event's history.
Anthony Hsu — 3×3 blindfolded single 1:56.05: into the top 32.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

36 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 3,985 people who made their debut in 2010. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

98 competitors · 459 results · 12 events.

Everyone who competed

98 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.