United States National Championships 2012

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United States National Championships 2012

Date: Aug 3 - 5, 2012
City: Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Venue: Riviera Hotel and Casino
Address: 2901 Las Vegas Boulevard South
Website: United States National Championships 2012 website
Contact: US Nationals 2012 Organization Team
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

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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).

3x3x3 Cube

#	Name	Best		Average	Representing	Solves
1	Andrew Ricci	6.15	NAR	9.55	United States	9.11	10.40	10.78	6.15	9.15
2	Phillip Espinoza	8.43		9.64	United States	12.21	8.80	10.19	9.94	8.43
3	Kevin Hays	8.88		9.82	United States	9.71	9.90	10.50	9.86	8.88

2x2x2 Cube

#	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
1	Christopher Olson	1.84	2.17	United States	2.13	2.75	2.03	1.84	2.34
2	Edward Lin	2.05	2.82	United States	2.36	2.84	3.88	3.25	2.05
3	Austin Reed	1.58	2.86	United States	2.02	3.93	2.63	5.15	1.58

4x4x4 Cube

#	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
1	Kevin Hays	37.28	40.67	United States	41.25	37.28	43.94	43.43	37.34
2	John Brechon	37.03	41.04	United States	45.66	43.13	41.43	38.55	37.03
3	Jong-Ho Jeong (정종호)	36.28	41.65	Republic of Korea	44.53	38.59	41.83	48.36	36.28

5x5x5 Cube

#	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
1	Kevin Hays	59.72	1:06.35	United States	1:05.75	1:05.53	59.72	1:12.00	1:07.77
2	Breandan Vallance	1:06.30	1:14.95	United Kingdom	1:23.08	1:26.13	1:11.05	1:06.30	1:10.71
3	Rowe Hessler	1:15.43	1:17.53	United States	1:20.25	1:19.61	1:15.43	1:17.16	1:15.83

6x6x6 Cube

#	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
1	Kevin Hays	1:59.80	2:02.40	United States	1:59.80	2:05.43	2:01.97
2	John Brechon	2:34.34	2:39.54	United States	2:34.44	2:49.83	2:34.34
3	Myles Casanas	2:31.11	2:42.56	United States	2:40.13	2:56.44	2:31.11

7x7x7 Cube

#	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
1	Kevin Hays	3:30.61	3:43.69	United States	3:30.61	3:59.33	3:41.13
2	John Brechon	3:48.97	3:58.16	United States	3:48.97	4:04.18	4:01.34
3	Myles Casanas	3:59.91	4:15.54	United States	4:09.02	4:37.68	3:59.91

3x3x3 Blindfolded

#	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
1	Chester Lian	57.63	DNF	Malaysia	DNF	57.63	58.06
2	Mike Hughey	1:05.53	1:32.81	United States	2:18.83	1:14.06	1:05.53
3	Baramee Pookcharoen (บารมี พุกเจริญ)	1:14.22	DNF	Thailand	DNF	DNF	1:14.22

3x3x3 Fewest Moves

#	Name	Best	Representing	Solves
1	Michael Young	27	United States	48	27
1	Stefan Pochmann	27	Germany	38	27
3	David Woner	28	United States	DNF	28

3x3x3 One-Handed

#	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
1	Justin Mallari	14.44	14.94	United States	14.81	17.05	14.94	15.08	14.44
2	Rowe Hessler	13.72	16.53	United States	13.72	15.90	16.90	16.80	17.77
3	Deven Nadudvari	15.11	16.92	United States	15.11	18.25	16.19	16.33	20.06

Clock

#	Name	Best	Average		Representing	Solves
1	Deven Nadudvari	7.18	8.03	NAR	United States	7.66	7.18	DNF	8.27	8.15
2	David Woner	7.03	9.20		United States	DNF	7.03	8.46	9.00	10.13
3	Evan Liu	6.77	9.41		United States	10.34	6.77	8.84	11.58	9.06

Megaminx

#	Name	Best		Average		Representing	Solves
1	Jong-Ho Jeong (정종호)	51.13	NR	54.35	AsR	Republic of Korea	51.13	55.88	54.94	52.24	58.52
2	Tessa Cookmeyer	52.25		1:00.46	NR	United States	1:04.33	52.25	58.65	1:03.19	59.55
3	Louis Cormier	57.09		1:00.51		Canada	57.15	1:00.55	1:03.84	1:15.94	57.09

Pyraminx

#	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
1	Felix Lee	3.86	4.48	United States	4.38	6.52	4.34	4.71	3.86
2	Daniel Wu	3.65	4.96	United States	6.34	3.65	5.22	4.90	4.75
3	Corey Sakowski	4.93	5.80	United States	7.55	5.97	5.65	4.93	5.77

Square-1

#	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
1	Andrew Nelson	12.31	17.50	United States	22.18	DNF	12.31	15.55	14.77
2	Takao Hashimoto (橋本貴夫)	16.09	18.58	Japan	18.31	20.68	16.09	17.84	19.58
3	David Woner	16.83	18.84	United States	25.59	17.59	16.83	18.27	20.65

4x4x4 Blindfolded

#	Name	Best		Average		Representing	Solves
1	Mike Hughey	6:13.03		7:09.23	NR	United States	8:15.11	6:59.56	6:13.03
2	Julian David	9:49.32	NR	9:56.90	NR	Canada	10:10.00	9:51.37	9:49.32
3	Dan Sarnelli	10:10.00		DNF		United States	10:10.00	DNF	DNF

5x5x5 Blindfolded

#	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
1	Chester Lian	15:16.00	DNF	Malaysia	DNF	20:32.00	15:16.00
2	Dan Sarnelli	27:15.00	DNF	United States	27:15.00	DNF	DNF
3	Tessa Cookmeyer	27:20.00	DNF	United States	27:20.00	DNF	DNS

3x3x3 Multi-Blind

#	Name	Best		Representing	Solves
1	Mike Hughey	12/13 56:51	NAR	United States	9/13 1:00:00	12/13 56:51
2	Chester Lian	12/15 57:03		Malaysia	12/15 57:03	11/15 51:58
3	Stefan Pochmann	6/6 58:41		Germany	6/6 58:41	DNS

3x3x3 With Feet

#	Name	Best		Average		Representing	Solves
1	Louis Cormier	46.31	NAR	53.12		Canada	1:01.96	51.09	46.31
2	Yumu Tabuchi (田渕雄夢)	51.03		53.85		Japan	53.00	57.53	51.03
3	Timothy Sun	48.12	NR	55.13	NR	United States	1:02.28	48.12	54.99

Magic

#	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
1	Ernie Pulchny	0.93	1.18	United States	0.93	2.63	1.03	1.58	0.94
2	Preston Nguyen	1.18	1.28	United States	3.81	1.22	1.18	1.43	1.18
3	Hector Trujillo	1.05	1.35	United States	1.05	1.05	1.09	1.90	2.58

Master Magic

#	Name	Best	Average		Representing	Solves
1	Mitchell Lane	2.38	2.47		United States	2.43	2.40	2.38	3.25	2.58
2	Antoine Cantin	2.33	2.57	NR	Canada	2.78	2.59	3.93	2.33	2.34
3	Evan Liu	2.53	2.77		United States	2.68	4.93	2.58	3.05	2.53