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Vancouver Open Summer 2012

Vancouver, British Columbia · 11 August 2012 · 8 events · 51 competitors · 61 personal bests

Kevin Hays won six of the eight events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Magic, won by Kevin Hays by 0.08 seconds. 51 competitors produced 61 personal bests, 26 of which still stand today, and 16 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Kristopher De Asis set the 5×5 single world record: 52.65.

Six wins
Kevin Hays — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 7×7, Megaminx, Magic
0.08s
closest final — Magic, Kevin Hays over Tim Reynolds
61
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Kevin Hays10.0510.60
2×2Ibrahim Vajgel-Shedid3.003.37
4×4Kevin Hays38.4740.74
5×5Kevin Hays57.401:08.73
7×7Kevin Hays3:22.863:31.80
3×3 one-handedJustin Jaffray13.6118.76
MegaminxKevin Hays1:25.431:31.11
MagicKevin Hays1.131.25

The PB harvest

61 set · 26 still standing

First-timers

16 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

9 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

51 competitors · 229 results · 8 events.

Everyone who competed

51 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.