Competitions · United States
Yale Fall 2012
New Haven, Connecticut · 8 September 2012 · 8 events · 49 competitors · 62 personal bests
Rowe Hessler won three of the eight events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Corey Sakowski by 0.01 seconds. 49 competitors produced 62 personal bests, 18 of which still stand today, and six people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Dov Geoghegan took a 2×2 single of 16.19 down to 4.69, 71 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Rowe Hessler | 7.65 | 8.81 |
| 2×2 | Rowe Hessler | 1.86 | 2.62 |
| 4×4 | Rowe Hessler | 38.25 | 44.07 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Corey Sakowski | 1:50.58 | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Andrew Sopchak | 13.68 | 16.86 |
| Pyraminx | Corey Sakowski | 6.11 | 6.78 |
| Magic | Ernie Pulchny | 0.91 | 0.93 |
| Master Magic | Ernie Pulchny | 1.81 | 2.26 |
The PB harvest
62 set · 18 still standing- Mike Kotch — 3×3 single 8.31: into the top 3.4% of the event's history.
- Andrew Sopchak — 3×3 one-handed single 13.68: into the top 5.5% of the event's history.
- Avik Roychowdhury — Master Magic single 3.18: into the top 22.3% of the event's history.
- Eric Zhao — Magic single 1.46: into the top 29.7% of the event's history.
- Adam Kim — 2×2 single 4.71: into the top 35.6% of the event's history.
- Avik Roychowdhury — Magic single 1.56: into the top 37.2% of the event's history.
- Taimur Darr — 3×3 single 23.83: into the top 49.9% of the event's history.
- Jonah Crosby — Pyraminx single 9.83: into the top 51.7% of the event's history.
First-timers
Six 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
No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.
The field
49 competitors · 277 results · 8 events.
Everyone who competed
49 competitors- Aaron Wong
- Adam Kim
- Adam Tedesco
- Adomous Wright
- Andrew Ricci
- Andrew Sopchak
- Avik Roychowdhury
- Blaise Serra
- Bob Burton
- Bobby D'Angelo
- Brandon Delacruz
- Caleb Shapiro
- Christian Hartch
- Christopher Rosario
- Colin Boyd
- Corey Sakowski
- Cory Thigpen
- Dan Selzer
- Dane De Pasquale
- Dov Geoghegan
- Eric Zhao
- Ernie Pulchny
- Forrest Lin
- Ike Lee
- Jonah Crosby
- Josh Flagg
- Kevin Costello III
- Kevin Hu
- Kevin Zhou
- Kian Barry
- Michael Moran
- Mike Kotch
- Nadia DiNatale
- Natale DiNatale
- Nicholas Lydon
- Noa Arthurs
- Pablo Calderon
- Rachel Schott
- Raj Chidambaram
- Robert Baggett
- Robert DiNatale
- Rowe Hessler
- Sam Scordo
- Taimur Darr
- Tariq Ali
- Tim Reynolds
- Tyler Leite
- Zach Goldman
- Zachary Lowry
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.