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Washington DC Winter 2011

Alexandria, Virginia · 19 February 2011 · 11 events · 77 competitors · 89 personal bests

Mitchell Stern won two of the eleven events (3×3, 4×4) and the closest final was the Magic, won by Bob Burton by 0.03 seconds. 77 competitors produced 89 personal bests, 21 of which still stand today, and 26 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Tessa Cookmeyer set the Megaminx single continental record: 1:02.81.

Two wins
Mitchell Stern — 3×3, 4×4
0.03s
closest final — Magic, Bob Burton over Matt Bahner
89
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Mitchell Stern9.5310.84
2×2Kevin Zhou2.833.64
4×4Mitchell Stern48.6155.41
3×3 blindfoldedAlex Thielemier4:37.38
3×3 one-handedPhil Yu15.0518.02
ClockBaian Liu9.9712.11
MegaminxTessa Cookmeyer1:02.811:15.70
PyraminxBaian Liu6.158.39
Square-1Evan Liu36.7739.48
MagicBob Burton1.361.56
Master MagicEvan Liu2.612.88

The PB harvest

89 set · 21 still standing
  • Mitchell Stern — 3×3 single 9.53: into the top 6.2% of the event's history.
  • Trung Do — 3×3 single 10.41: into the top 8.7% of the event's history.
  • David Weisiger — 3×3 single 12.16: into the top 14.4% of the event's history.
  • Josh Shinn — Magic single 1.31: into the top 17.9% of the event's history.
  • Lars Jebe — 3×3 single 13.63: into the top 19.7% of the event's history.
  • Mitchell Stern — 4×4 single 48.61: into the top 22.9% of the event's history.
  • Baian Liu — Clock single 9.97: into the top 25.0% of the event's history.
  • Mike Kotch — Magic single 1.46: into the top 29.7% 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

77 competitors · 320 results · 11 events.

Everyone who competed

77 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.