Competitions · United States
Yale Spring 2012
New Haven, Connecticut · 29 April 2012 · 10 events · 52 competitors · 68 personal bests
Rowe Hessler won three of the ten events (2×2, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Square-1, won by Kevin Costello III by 0.00 seconds. 52 competitors produced 68 personal bests, 13 of which still stand today, and 15 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Joseph Dzaluk took a Magic single of 4.80 down to 1.94, 60 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Andrew Ricci | 7.96 | 10.01 |
| 2×2 | Rowe Hessler | 2.27 | 2.72 |
| 4×4 | Rowe Hessler | 41.88 | 48.15 |
| 5×5 | Rowe Hessler | 1:26.19 | 1:33.50 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Noa Arthurs | 1:57.09 | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Phil Yu | 13.18 | 17.02 |
| Pyraminx | Ernie Pulchny | 7.25 | 8.91 |
| Square-1 | Kevin Costello III | 32.97 | 44.24 |
| Magic | Ernie Pulchny | 0.94 | 1.26 |
| Master Magic | Ernie Pulchny | 1.78 | 2.15 |
The PB harvest
68 set · 13 still standing- Edwin Zhou — 3×3 single 13.28: into the top 18.4% of the event's history.
- Josh Flagg — Master Magic single 3.46: into the top 30.4% of the event's history.
- Ernie Pulchny — Square-1 single 22.22: into the top 32.9% of the event's history.
- Jaclyn Sawler — Magic single 1.59: into the top 39.6% of the event's history.
- Dan Selzer — Master Magic single 4.00: into the top 44.1% of the event's history.
- Joseph Dzaluk — Magic single 1.94: into the top 62.8% of the event's history.
- Scott Trueblood — 3×3 single 31.58: into the top 65.2% of the event's history.
- Colin Boyd — Master Magic single 4.86: into the top 67.7% of the event's history.
First-timers
15 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
52 competitors · 296 results · 10 events.
Everyone who competed
52 competitors- Adam Tedesco
- Adison Trueblood
- Adomous Wright
- Andrew Ricci
- Anne Donati
- Anthony Hsu
- Bob Burton
- Christopher Rosario
- Colin Boyd
- Dan Selzer
- DJ Ouellette
- Dov Geoghegan
- Drew Gottlieb
- Dylan Flores
- Edwin Zhou
- Eric Zhao
- Ernie Pulchny
- Foster Conklin
- Ike Lee
- Jaclyn Sawler
- Jake Nethercott
- James Donahue
- Jamie Kuesel
- Janet Conklin
- Joseph Dzaluk
- Josh Flagg
- Julia Donati
- Kate Sosik
- Kevin Costello III
- Kevin Zhou
- Kian Barry
- Matt DiPalma
- Nadia DiNatale
- Natale DiNatale
- Nick Rech
- Nicky Allen
- Noa Arthurs
- Phil Yu
- Ric Donati
- Rowe Hessler
- Ryan Paradie
- Sahib Srivastava
- Sahil Srivastava
- Sam Panthauer
- Scott Trueblood
- Sreeram Venkatarao
- Taimur Darr
- Tim Reynolds
- Timothy Lin
- 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.