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UIUC Spring 2011

Urbana, Illinois · 29 January 2011 · 13 events · 47 competitors · 84 personal bests

Dan Cohen won six of the 13 events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Ryan Olson by 0.21 seconds. 47 competitors produced 84 personal bests, 31 of which still stand today, and 13 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Mike Hughey set the 5×5 blindfolded single continental record: 14:12.00.

Six wins
Dan Cohen — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed, Square-1, Master Magic
0.21s
closest final — Pyraminx, Ryan Olson over John Brechon
84
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Dan Cohen10.5312.27
2×2Tim Reynolds3.594.27
4×4Dan Cohen42.8844.22
5×5Dan Cohen1:11.471:18.53
3×3 blindfoldedChester Lian1:00.80
3×3 one-handedDan Cohen16.5521.22
ClockTim Reynolds9.6511.50
PyraminxRyan Olson5.026.76
Square-1Dan Cohen16.8418.83
4×4 blindfoldedChester Lian7:26.96
5×5 blindfoldedMike Hughey14:12.00
MagicCody Brown1.181.23
Master MagicDan Cohen2.533.63

The PB harvest

84 set · 31 still standing
  • Dan Cohen — Pyraminx single 2.93: into the top 3.4% of the event's history.
  • Kevin Kapinos — Pyraminx single 5.09: into the top 13.7% of the event's history.
  • Kevin Kapinos — 3×3 single 12.19: into the top 14.6% of the event's history.
  • Ken Yuan — 3×3 single 12.41: into the top 15.3% of the event's history.
  • Boris Perkhounkov — 3×3 single 14.06: into the top 21.2% of the event's history.
  • Joshua Michalik — 3×3 single 17.61: into the top 32.9% of the event's history.
  • Ken Yuan — 2×2 single 4.58: into the top 34.0% of the event's history.
  • Ken Yuan — Magic single 1.53: into the top 34.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

13 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 4,302 people who made their debut in 2011. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

47 competitors · 286 results · 13 events.

Everyone who competed

47 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.