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Yale Fall 2013

New Haven, Connecticut · 26 October 2013 · 8 events · 53 competitors · 37 personal bests

Rowe Hessler won three of the eight events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Kevin Zhou by 0.31 seconds. 53 competitors produced 37 personal bests, 9 of which still stand today, and 16 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Shane Harrington took a Pyraminx single of 14.35 down to 5.20, 64 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Rowe Hessler — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5
0.31s
closest final — 2×2, Kevin Zhou over Collin Burns
37
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Rowe Hessler8.468.97
2×2Kevin Zhou2.543.46
4×4Rowe Hessler36.4037.72
5×5Rowe Hessler1:16.791:30.08
3×3 blindfoldedNoa Arthurs35.2643.27
3×3 one-handedCollin Burns12.6615.64
PyraminxCorey Sakowski3.095.13
Square-1Brandon Lin (林博浩)12.3013.93

The PB harvest

37 set · 9 still standing
  • Timothy Wang — 3×3 single 10.76: into the top 9.7% of the event's history.
  • Mike Kotch — 3×3 one-handed single 18.50: into the top 16.4% of the event's history.
  • Josh Flagg — Pyraminx single 5.60: into the top 17.1% of the event's history.
  • Timothy Wang — 4×4 single 47.34: into the top 21.3% of the event's history.
  • Timothy Wang — Pyraminx single 6.73: into the top 25.6% of the event's history.
  • Brendan Wang — 3×3 single 16.70: into the top 30.1% of the event's history.
  • Zach Goldman — Square-1 single 28.41: into the top 46.4% of the event's history.
  • Terje Vernly — 3×3 single 30.53: into the top 63.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

16 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 6,160 people who made their debut in 2013. 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 · 267 results · 8 events.

Everyone who competed

53 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.