Competitions · United States

United States National Championships 2011

Columbus, Ohio · 12 August 2011 · 19 events · 204 competitors · 397 personal bests

Dan Cohen won three of the 19 events (4×4, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the Magic, won by Casey Dech by 0.09 seconds. 204 competitors produced 397 personal bests, 105 of which still stand today, and 26 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Kevin Hays set the 6×6 single world record: 2:02.31.

Three wins

Dan Cohen — 4×4, 5×5, 6×6

0.09s

closest final — Magic, Casey Dech over Ernie Pulchny

397

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Breandan Vallance	9.21	9.91
2×2	Anthony Brooks	2.53	2.96
4×4	Dan Cohen	32.56	38.59
5×5	Dan Cohen	1:04.44	1:10.42
6×6	Dan Cohen	2:18.34	2:31.07
7×7	Kevin Hays	3:43.27	3:45.23
3×3 blindfolded	Chester Lian	55.78	—
3×3 Fewest Moves	Hongfei Tian (田洪飞)	29 moves	—
3×3 one-handed	Weston Mizumoto	15.06	16.75
Clock	David Woner	8.58	9.74
Megaminx	Tessa Cookmeyer	1:03.16	1:08.26
Pyraminx	Felix Lee	3.33	5.36
Square-1	Andrew Nelson	15.08	17.42
4×4 blindfolded	Chester Lian	7:19.06	—
5×5 blindfolded	Mike Hughey	14:26.00	—
3×3 Multi-Blind	Chester Lian	15 of 18 cubes · 57:08	—
3×3 with feet	Felix Lee	1:09.75	1:19.10
Magic	Casey Dech	1.25	1.45
Master Magic	Ernie Pulchny	2.06	2.27

The PB harvest

397 set · 105 still standing

Kevin Hays — Magic single 0.96: into the top 2.1% of the event's history.
Alex Thielemier — Magic single 1.03: into the top 4.1% of the event's history.
Andrew Hwang — Magic single 1.13: into the top 7.7% of the event's history.
Hongfei Tian (田洪飞) — Magic single 1.16: into the top 9.4% of the event's history.
Jackson Warley — Pyraminx single 4.36: into the top 9.5% of the event's history.
Justin Jaffray — Pyraminx single 4.40: into the top 9.7% of the event's history.
Leo Christopoulos — 2×2 single 2.59: into the top 9.8% of the event's history.
James Creswell — Pyraminx single 5.00: into the top 13.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

26 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

18 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

204 competitors · 1814 results · 19 events.

Everyone who competed

204 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.