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Eagle Peak - San Diego Open 2012

San Diego, California · 29 September 2012 · 6 events · 44 competitors · 41 personal bests

Phillip Espinoza won three of the six events (4×4, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by James Hamory by 0.31 seconds. 44 competitors produced 41 personal bests, 6 of which still stand today, and 17 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Mike Smith took a 2×2 single of 24.43 down to 11.02, 55 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Phillip Espinoza — 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed
0.31s
closest final — 3×3, James Hamory over Phillip Espinoza
41
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3James Hamory9.7810.68
2×2Michael Young2.523.56
4×4Phillip Espinoza46.2147.79
5×5Phillip Espinoza1:30.591:35.54
3×3 one-handedPhillip Espinoza13.7719.13
MegaminxHana Nakano1:29.341:45.42

The PB harvest

41 set · 6 still standing
  • Seung-Woo Choi — 3×3 single 10.75: into the top 9.7% of the event's history.
  • David Shi — 3×3 one-handed single 23.28: into the top 29.5% of the event's history.
  • Tyler Albright — 3×3 one-handed single 30.44: into the top 47.6% of the event's history.
  • Noah Killian — 2×2 single 6.36: into the top 54.6% of the event's history.
  • Michael Stump — 4×4 single 1:25.19: into the top 60.0% of the event's history.
  • Phil Hamory — 2×2 single 8.13: into the top 68.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

17 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

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

44 competitors · 155 results · 6 events.

Everyone who competed

44 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.