Competitions · United States

Princeton Fall 2012

Princeton, New Jersey · 22 September 2012 · 12 events · 85 competitors · 116 personal bests

Andrew Ricci won the 3×3 with a 9.65 and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Lucas Etter by 0.01 seconds. 85 competitors produced 116 personal bests, 31 of which still stand today, and 23 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Brandon Lin (林博浩) set the Magic average continental record: 0.90.

events decided

0.01s

closest final — 2×2, Lucas Etter over Andrew Ricci

116

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Andrew Ricci	8.44	9.65
2×2	Lucas Etter	3.47	3.88
4×4	Kevin Costello III	40.21	45.36
5×5	Vinny Vecchio	1:23.00	1:26.58
3×3 blindfolded	Noa Arthurs	47.88	—
3×3 Fewest Moves	Bob Burton	31 moves	—
3×3 one-handed	Justin Mallari	14.31	16.28
Clock	Alex Thielemier	9.78	10.82
Pyraminx	Corey Sakowski	5.40	6.41
Square-1	Brian Qiu	16.19	17.56
Magic	Brandon Lin (林博浩)	0.86	0.90
Master Magic	Ernie Pulchny	2.00	2.53

The PB harvest

116 set · 31 still standing

Zach Goldman — Master Magic single 1.86: into the top 0.53% of the event's history.
Zachary Lowry — Magic single 1.21: into the top 12.1% of the event's history.
Sam Shinn — Magic single 1.28: into the top 15.9% of the event's history.
Ryan Cramer — Master Magic single 2.96: into the top 16.7% of the event's history.
Bob Burton — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 31 moves: into the top 17.4% of the event's history.
Patrick Adams — 2×2 single 3.34: into the top 18.3% of the event's history.
Zachary Lowry — Master Magic single 3.11: into the top 20.8% of the event's history.
James Markey Jr. — Magic single 1.43: into the top 27.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

23 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

85 competitors · 449 results · 12 events.

Everyone who competed

85 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.