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United States National Championships 2012

Las Vegas, Nevada · 3 August 2012 · 19 events · 259 competitors · 460 personal bests

Kevin Hays won four of the 19 events (4×4, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Andrew Ricci by 0.09 seconds. 259 competitors produced 460 personal bests, 117 of which still stand today, and 41 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Yumu Tabuchi (田渕雄夢) set the 3×3 single continental record: 6.09.

Four wins

Kevin Hays — 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7

0.09s

closest final — 3×3, Andrew Ricci over Phillip Espinoza

460

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Andrew Ricci	6.15	9.55
2×2	Christopher Olson	1.84	2.17
4×4	Kevin Hays	37.28	40.67
5×5	Kevin Hays	59.72	1:06.35
6×6	Kevin Hays	1:59.80	2:02.40
7×7	Kevin Hays	3:30.61	3:43.69
3×3 blindfolded	Chester Lian	57.63	—
3×3 Fewest Moves	Stefan Pochmann	27 moves	—
3×3 one-handed	Justin Mallari	14.44	14.94
Clock	Deven Nadudvari	7.18	8.03
Megaminx	Jong-Ho Jeong (정종호)	51.13	54.35
Pyraminx	Felix Lee	3.86	4.48
Square-1	Andrew Nelson	12.31	17.50
4×4 blindfolded	Mike Hughey	6:13.03	7:09.23
5×5 blindfolded	Chester Lian	15:16.00	—
3×3 Multi-Blind	Mike Hughey	12 of 13 cubes · 56:51	—
3×3 with feet	Louis Cormier	46.31	53.12
Magic	Ernie Pulchny	0.93	1.18
Master Magic	Mitchell Lane	2.38	2.47

The PB harvest

460 set · 117 still standing

Yumu Tabuchi (田渕雄夢) — 3×3 single 6.09: into the top 0.54% of the event's history.
Andrew Ricci — 3×3 single 6.15: into the top 0.58% of the event's history.
Baramee Pookcharoen (บารมี พุกเจริญ) — 3×3 one-handed single 9.65: into the top 0.82% of the event's history.
Angel Arrioja Landa — Master Magic single 2.27: into the top 3.6% of the event's history.
Kevin Zhou — 3×3 single 8.70: into the top 4.2% of the event's history.
Felix Lee — 3×3 single 9.06: into the top 5.0% of the event's history.
Daniel Wu — 3×3 single 9.11: into the top 5.1% of the event's history.
Angel Arrioja Landa — Magic single 1.11: into the top 7.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

41 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

30 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

259 competitors · 2490 results · 19 events.

Everyone who competed

259 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.