Competitions · United States

United States Rubik's Cube Championships 2010

Cambridge, Massachusetts · 6 August 2010 · 19 events · 227 competitors · 465 personal bests

Dan Cohen won three of the 19 events (4×4, 5×5, Master Magic) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by David Woner by 0.00 seconds. 227 competitors produced 465 personal bests, 144 of which still stand today, and 32 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Rowe Hessler set the 2×2 single world record: 0.96.

Three wins

Dan Cohen — 4×4, 5×5, Master Magic

0.00s

closest final — 2×2, David Woner over Michał Pleskowicz

465

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Rowe Hessler	9.90	10.93
2×2	David Woner	2.43	3.55
4×4	Dan Cohen	40.02	43.76
5×5	Dan Cohen	1:04.33	1:14.76
6×6	Kevin Hays	2:30.75	2:36.44
7×7	Myles Casanas	4:19.03	4:32.43
3×3 blindfolded	Alexander Yu	54.96	—
3×3 Fewest Moves	Clément Gallet	24 moves	—
3×3 one-handed	Jeremy Fleischman	16.33	18.53
Clock	David Woner	7.56	9.10
Megaminx	Emily Wang	1:14.93	1:21.60
Pyraminx	Felix Lee	3.80	5.39
Square-1	Andrew Nelson	14.09	16.44
4×4 blindfolded	Chris Hardwick	6:43.91	—
5×5 blindfolded	Mike Hughey	17:44.00	—
3×3 Multi-Blind	Chester Lian	16 of 17 cubes · 53:47	—
3×3 with feet	Timothy Sun	51.94	1:02.49
Magic	Takao Hashimoto (橋本貴夫)	1.13	1.29
Master Magic	Dan Cohen	2.27	2.61

The PB harvest

465 set · 144 still standing

Filippo Brancaleoni — Magic single 0.83: into the top 0.45% of the event's history.
Rowe Hessler — 2×2 single 0.96: into the top 0.48% of the event's history.
Rowan Kinneavy — 2×2 single 1.18: into the top 0.98% of the event's history.
Anthony Brooks — 2×2 single 1.22: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
Weston Mizumoto — 2×2 single 1.30: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
Justin Adsuara — 2×2 single 1.31: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
Steven Turner — 2×2 single 1.52: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
Dan Cohen — 2×2 single 1.53: into the top 2.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

32 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 3,985 people who made their debut in 2010. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

29 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

227 competitors · 1915 results · 19 events.

Everyone who competed

227 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.