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Competitions · United States

St. Joseph's College Summer 2012

Patchogue, New York · 18 August 2012 · 10 events · 46 competitors · 69 personal bests

Rowe Hessler won four of the ten events (3×3, 2×2, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Rowe Hessler by 0.66 seconds. 46 competitors produced 69 personal bests, 9 of which still stand today, and eight people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Phil Yu set the 3×3 one-handed average continental record: 13.46.

Four wins
Rowe Hessler — 3×3, 2×2, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed
0.66s
closest final — 2×2, Rowe Hessler over Andrew Ricci
69
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Rowe Hessler8.659.88
2×2Rowe Hessler2.153.11
4×4Kevin Costello III43.8047.54
5×5Rowe Hessler1:12.651:20.44
3×3 blindfoldedNoa Arthurs1:02.96
3×3 one-handedRowe Hessler14.4615.95
ClockTim Reynolds9.6510.30
PyraminxCorey Sakowski4.316.44
4×4 blindfoldedChester Lian6:42.27
5×5 blindfoldedTimothy Sun24:47.00

The PB harvest

69 set · 9 still standing
  • Matt DiPalma — 2×2 single 1.97: into the top 4.5% of the event's history.
  • Patrick Jameson — 3×3 one-handed single 18.81: into the top 17.3% of the event's history.
  • Jon Rothman — 3×3 single 14.93: into the top 24.2% of the event's history.
  • Ike Lee — 2×2 single 3.90: into the top 25.2% of the event's history.
  • Chester Lian — 5×5 single 1:31.36: into the top 28.4% of the event's history.
  • Anthony Hsu — Clock single 14.91: into the top 47.6% of the event's history.
  • Jonathan Daniels — 3×3 single 29.09: into the top 60.9% of the event's history.
  • Aaron Wong — 5×5 single 2:22.16: into the top 62.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

Eight 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

46 competitors · 307 results · 10 events.

Everyone who competed

46 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.