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Competitions · Canada

Vancouver Summer 2011

Surrey, British Columbia · 27 August 2011 · 8 events · 46 competitors · 62 personal bests

Kevin Hays won two of the eight events (4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Magic, won by Christian Nansel by 0.07 seconds. 46 competitors produced 62 personal bests, 15 of which still stand today, and 13 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Kristopher De Asis set the 5×5 single continental record: 1:02.22.

Two wins
Kevin Hays — 4×4, 5×5
0.07s
closest final — Magic, Christian Nansel over Matthew Yep
62
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Justin Jaffray9.4711.13
2×2Ibrahim Vajgel-Shedid3.193.96
4×4Kevin Hays35.5841.59
5×5Kevin Hays1:03.941:09.75
3×3 blindfoldedForte Shinko2:24.15
3×3 one-handedForte Shinko18.5820.92
Square-1Matthew Yep13.4414.32
MagicChristian Nansel1.411.73

The PB harvest

62 set · 15 still standing
  • Nick Vu — 2×2 single 2.93: into the top 13.4% of the event's history.
  • Henry Xu — 2×2 single 3.41: into the top 19.1% of the event's history.
  • Sarah Strong — Square-1 single 19.44: into the top 26.6% of the event's history.
  • Kevin Hsu — 2×2 single 4.18: into the top 28.8% of the event's history.
  • Justyn Houle — Square-1 single 20.46: into the top 29.0% of the event's history.
  • Forte Shinko — 5×5 single 1:49.96: into the top 42.6% of the event's history.
  • Chris Thiessen — 3×3 single 21.00: into the top 42.7% of the event's history.
  • Henry Xu — 4×4 single 1:06.16: into the top 43.0% 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

3 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

46 competitors · 246 results · 8 events.

Everyone who competed

46 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.