Competitions · United States

Princeton Fall 2011

Princeton, New Jersey · 24 September 2011 · 12 events · 82 competitors · 101 personal bests

Dan Cohen won four of the twelve events (4×4, 5×5, Clock) and the closest final was the Magic, won by Alex Thielemier by 0.10 seconds. 82 competitors produced 101 personal bests, 25 of which still stand today, and 18 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Dan Cohen set the 4×4 average world record: 35.54.

Four wins

Dan Cohen — 4×4, 5×5, Clock, Square-1

0.10s

closest final — Magic, Alex Thielemier over Lee Thielemier

101

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Andrew Ricci	9.63	11.00
2×2	Andy Smith	2.30	2.91
4×4	Dan Cohen	32.78	35.54
5×5	Dan Cohen	1:03.58	1:13.55
3×3 blindfolded	Alexander Yu	44.88	—
3×3 Fewest Moves	Anthony Hsu	29 moves	—
3×3 one-handed	Phil Yu	17.15	18.36
Clock	Dan Cohen	8.27	10.19
Pyraminx	Alex Thielemier	5.84	6.71
Square-1	Dan Cohen	12.12	14.54
Magic	Alex Thielemier	1.15	1.27
Master Magic	Ernie Pulchny	1.94	2.44

The PB harvest

101 set · 25 still standing

Surin Ahn — 3×3 single 12.15: into the top 14.4% of the event's history.
Alex Bruso — 3×3 single 12.83: into the top 16.8% of the event's history.
Daniel Andronov — 2×2 single 3.40: into the top 19.0% of the event's history.
Lee Thielemier — Magic single 1.34: into the top 20.2% of the event's history.
Ryan Cangelosi — 3×3 single 14.16: into the top 21.5% of the event's history.
Alex Bruso — Magic single 1.40: into the top 24.2% of the event's history.
Edwin Kim — 3×3 single 15.52: into the top 26.2% of the event's history.
Anthony Hsu — 5×5 single 1:37.05: into the top 33.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

18 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

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

82 competitors · 424 results · 12 events.

Everyone who competed

82 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.