United States National Championships 2012
- Date
- Aug 3 - 5, 2012
- City
- Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- Venue
- Address
- 2901 Las Vegas Boulevard South
- Website
- United States National Championships 2012 website
- Contact
- WCA Delegate
- Tyson Mao (毛台勝)
- Information
The competition is open to all competitors of all nationalities. Registration is available on the website. No experience in WCA competitions is necessary, but competitors should be familiar with the regulations. The competition is open to all competitors regardless of experience and skill with the Rubik's Cube, but certain event-based time limits will be in place. The competition is free to spectators and guests. Media personnel should contact the organizational staff regarding media opportunities.
- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 259
- Registration requirements
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- Highlights
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Andrew Ricci won with an average of 9.55 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Phillip Espinoza finished second (9.64) and Kevin Hays finished third (9.82).
Asian records: Baramee Pookcharoen (บารมี พุกเจริญ) 3x3x3 One-Handed 9.65 (single); Jong-Ho Jeong (정종호) 4x4x4 Cube 30.16 (single) and Megaminx 54.35 (average); Yumu Tabuchi (田渕雄夢) 3x3x3 Cube 6.09 (single).
North American records: Andrew Ricci 3x3x3 Cube 6.15 (single); Deven Nadudvari 3x3x3 One-Handed 14.86 (average), Clock 8.26 (average), and Clock 8.03 (average); Kevin Hays 5x5x5 Cube 1:04.57 (average) and 7x7x7 Cube 3:32.38 (average); Louis Cormier 3x3x3 With Feet 46.31 (single); Mike Hughey 3x3x3 Multi-Blind 12/13 56:51 (single).
| Event | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Andrew Ricci | 6.15 | NAR | 9.55 | United States | 9.11 | 10.40 | 10.78 | 6.15 | 9.15 | ||
| 2x2x2 Cube | Christopher Olson | 1.84 | 2.17 | United States | 2.13 | 2.75 | 2.03 | 1.84 | 2.34 | |||
| 4x4x4 Cube | Kevin Hays | 37.28 | 40.67 | United States | 41.25 | 37.28 | 43.94 | 43.43 | 37.34 | |||
| 5x5x5 Cube | Kevin Hays | 59.72 | 1:06.35 | United States | 1:05.75 | 1:05.53 | 59.72 | 1:12.00 | 1:07.77 | |||
| 6x6x6 Cube | Kevin Hays | 1:59.80 | 2:02.40 | United States | 1:59.80 | 2:05.43 | 2:01.97 | |||||
| 7x7x7 Cube | Kevin Hays | 3:30.61 | 3:43.69 | United States | 3:30.61 | 3:59.33 | 3:41.13 | |||||
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Chester Lian | 57.63 | DNF | Malaysia | DNF | 57.63 | 58.06 | |||||
| 3x3x3 Fewest Moves | Michael Young | 27 | United States | 48 | 27 | |||||||
| Stefan Pochmann | 27 | Germany | 38 | 27 | ||||||||
| 3x3x3 One-Handed | Justin Mallari | 14.44 | 14.94 | United States | 14.81 | 17.05 | 14.94 | 15.08 | 14.44 | |||
| Clock | Deven Nadudvari | 7.18 | 8.03 | NAR | United States | 7.66 | 7.18 | DNF | 8.27 | 8.15 | ||
| Megaminx | Jong-Ho Jeong (정종호) | 51.13 | NR | 54.35 | AsR | Republic of Korea | 51.13 | 55.88 | 54.94 | 52.24 | 58.52 | |
| Pyraminx | Felix Lee | 3.86 | 4.48 | United States | 4.38 | 6.52 | 4.34 | 4.71 | 3.86 | |||
| Square-1 | Andrew Nelson | 12.31 | 17.50 | United States | 22.18 | DNF | 12.31 | 15.55 | 14.77 | |||
| 4x4x4 Blindfolded | Mike Hughey | 6:13.03 | 7:09.23 | NR | United States | 8:15.11 | 6:59.56 | 6:13.03 | ||||
| 5x5x5 Blindfolded | Chester Lian | 15:16.00 | DNF | Malaysia | DNF | 20:32.00 | 15:16.00 | |||||
| 3x3x3 Multi-Blind | Mike Hughey | 12/13 56:51 | NAR | United States | 9/13 1:00:00 | 12/13 56:51 | ||||||
| 3x3x3 With Feet | Louis Cormier | 46.31 | NAR | 53.12 | Canada | 1:01.96 | 51.09 | 46.31 | ||||
| Magic | Ernie Pulchny | 0.93 | 1.18 | United States | 0.93 | 2.63 | 1.03 | 1.58 | 0.94 | |||
| Master Magic | Mitchell Lane | 2.38 | 2.47 | United States | 2.43 | 2.40 | 2.38 | 3.25 | 2.58 | |||
Time limit
If you reach the time limit during your solve, the judge will stop you and your result will be DNF (see Regulation A1a4).
Cutoff
The result to beat to proceed to the second phase of a cutoff round (see Regulation 9g).
Format
The format describes how to determine the ranking of competitors based on their results. The list of allowed formats per event is described in Regulation 9b. See Regulation 9f for a description of each format.