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Raleigh Open 2012

Raleigh, North Carolina · 21 July 2012 · 11 events · 33 competitors · 32 personal bests

Evan Liu won four of the eleven events (4×4, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Tim Reynolds by 0.17 seconds. 33 competitors produced 32 personal bests, 5 of which still stand today, and 19 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Tessa Cookmeyer set the Megaminx single continental record: 52.18.

Four wins
Evan Liu — 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed, 3×3 Multi-Blind
0.17s
closest final — 2×2, Tim Reynolds over Evan Liu
32
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Tim Reynolds11.4412.69
2×2Tim Reynolds3.054.11
4×4Evan Liu46.3453.04
5×5Evan Liu1:32.271:37.73
3×3 blindfoldedCorey Sakowski1:28.72
3×3 one-handedEvan Liu24.2725.83
MegaminxTessa Cookmeyer52.181:03.05
Square-1Corey Sakowski29.2133.01
3×3 Multi-BlindEvan Liu1 of 2 cubes · 8:56
MagicRafee Mirza1.301.41
Master MagicIshmam Mirza2.963.22

The PB harvest

32 set · 5 still standing
  • Dylan Cooper — 5×5 single 1:59.91: into the top 49.2% of the event's history.
  • Andrew Hwang — Master Magic single 4.16: into the top 49.8% of the event's history.
  • Alex Foote — 3×3 one-handed single 32.06: into the top 51.3% of the event's history.
  • Joshua Perkins — 3×3 single 24.54: into the top 51.6% of the event's history.
  • Joshua Perkins — 4×4 single 1:51.90: into the top 77.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

19 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

33 competitors · 199 results · 11 events.

Everyone who competed

33 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.