Competitions · United States
St. Joseph's College Winter 2012
Patchogue, New York · 3 March 2012 · 10 events · 35 competitors · 57 personal bests
Rowe Hessler won four of the ten events (3×3, 2×2, 3×3 blindfolded) and the closest final was the Magic, won by Edwin Zhou by 0.15 seconds. 35 competitors produced 57 personal bests, 27 of which still stand today, and eight people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Brandon Lin (林博浩) took a 5×5 single of 6:16.59 down to 2:48.44, 55 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Rowe Hessler | 7.78 | 9.14 |
| 2×2 | Rowe Hessler | 1.06 | 4.02 |
| 4×4 | Breandan Vallance | 42.63 | 46.14 |
| 5×5 | Breandan Vallance | 1:14.09 | 1:18.66 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Rowe Hessler | 1:59.38 | 2:01.48 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Rowe Hessler | 14.16 | 16.86 |
| Pyraminx | Ernie Pulchny | 7.58 | 9.52 |
| Square-1 | Takao Hashimoto (橋本貴夫) | 13.09 | 17.16 |
| Magic | Edwin Zhou | 1.15 | 1.43 |
| Master Magic | Ernie Pulchny | 1.78 | 2.46 |
The PB harvest
57 set · 27 still standing- Frank Egan — 2×2 single 1.50: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
- Kian Barry — 2×2 single 1.61: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
- Bob Burton — 2×2 single 1.84: into the top 3.8% of the event's history.
- Nick Rech — Magic single 1.06: into the top 5.2% of the event's history.
- Alexander McGuiness — 2×2 single 2.11: into the top 5.5% of the event's history.
- Ryan Cangelosi — 2×2 single 2.22: into the top 6.4% of the event's history.
- Frank Egan — 3×3 single 11.38: into the top 11.7% of the event's history.
- Alexander McGuiness — 3×3 single 13.53: into the top 19.3% 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
No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.
The field
35 competitors · 235 results · 10 events.
Everyone who competed
35 competitors- Aina Hashimoto (橋本愛那)
- Alex Maass
- Alexander McGuiness
- Andrew Malling
- Bob Burton
- Brandon Lin (林博浩)
- Breandan Vallance
- Cameron Barmun
- Edwin Zhou
- Ernie Pulchny
- Frank Egan
- Jaclyn Sawler
- Joey Karlin
- Justin Mallari
- Kate Sosik
- Keith Topper
- Kelly Sosik
- Kian Barry
- Kyle Beigay
- Mark Difuobio
- Matthew Balquin
- Mike Woyden
- Nat Baylon
- Nick Camillone
- Nick Rech
- Paul Kuster
- Phil Yu
- Raj Chidambaram
- Rowe Hessler
- Ryan Cangelosi
- Sreeram Venkatarao
- Takao Hashimoto (橋本貴夫)
- Tommy Saitta
- Tony Mitts
- Zach Goldman
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.