Competitions · United States
Yale Fall 2011
New Haven, Connecticut · 10 September 2011 · 9 events · 53 competitors · 51 personal bests
Rowe Hessler won five of the nine events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Rowe Hessler by 0.16 seconds. 53 competitors produced 51 personal bests, 5 of which still stand today, and 17 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Dan Selzer took a Magic single of 4.90 down to 2.05, 58 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Rowe Hessler | 8.91 | 9.65 |
| 2×2 | Rowe Hessler | 2.86 | 3.25 |
| 4×4 | Rowe Hessler | 42.08 | 50.23 |
| 5×5 | Rowe Hessler | 1:40.78 | 1:45.72 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Rowe Hessler | 1:27.86 | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Phil Yu | 14.28 | 16.39 |
| Pyraminx | Mike Kotch | 6.27 | 8.47 |
| Magic | Edwin Zhou | 1.27 | 1.32 |
| Master Magic | Ernie Pulchny | 1.80 | 2.18 |
The PB harvest
51 set · 5 still standing- James Donahue — 3×3 one-handed single 12.30: into the top 3.4% of the event's history.
- Anthony Hsu — 3×3 single 9.75: into the top 6.8% of the event's history.
- Jeffrey Hori — 2×2 single 4.72: into the top 35.8% of the event's history.
- James Jusuf — 2×2 single 7.25: into the top 62.4% of the event's history.
- Andrew Ricci — 5×5 single 2:33.21: into the top 67.3% of the event's history.
First-timers
17 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
No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.
The field
53 competitors · 246 results · 9 events.
Everyone who competed
53 competitors- Adam Kim
- Adison Trueblood
- Adomous Wright
- Akira Kubo
- Alexx Ailes
- Amy Tai
- Andrew Ricci
- Anne Donati
- Anthony Hsu
- Bob Burton
- Brandon Delacruz
- Colin Boyd
- Cory Thigpen
- Dan Selzer
- David Kang
- Dennis Mou
- Douglas Roth
- Edwin Zhou
- Ernie Pulchny
- Gavin Nelson
- Ike Lee
- Ivan Duralde
- Jaclyn Sawler
- James Chang
- James Donahue
- James Jusuf
- Jason Song
- Jeffrey Hori
- Joseph Dzaluk
- Josh Flagg
- Kate Sosik
- Kevin Hernandez
- Kevin Xu
- Kevin Zhou
- Kian Barry
- Matt DiPalma
- Mike Kotch
- Natale DiNatale
- Nathan Shake
- Nicholas Hyland
- Peter Hung
- Phil Yu
- Ric Donati
- Rowe Hessler
- Scott Trueblood
- Thomas Glatzel
- Tony Mitts
- Tony Molina
- Trey Taylor
- Vance Hancock
- William Glatzel
- Zach Goldman
- Zach Levine
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.