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Austin Spring 2009

Austin, Texas · 21 February 2009 · 8 events · 38 competitors · 21 personal bests

Anthony Brooks won three of the eight events (2×2, 3×3 one-handed, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the Magic, won by Zachary McWilliams by 0.11 seconds. 38 competitors produced 21 personal bests, 6 of which still stand today, and 23 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Anthony Brooks set the 3×3 single national record: 14.00.

Three wins
Anthony Brooks — 2×2, 3×3 one-handed, Pyraminx
0.11s
closest final — Magic, Zachary McWilliams over Gerard Arden
21
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Jacob Powell16.2718.70
2×2Anthony Brooks5.477.77
4×4Doug Reed1:38.661:41.75
5×5Logan Swofford2:52.84
3×3 blindfoldedJared Phelps4:29.615:33.12
3×3 one-handedAnthony Brooks33.8138.49
PyraminxAnthony Brooks10.0913.82
MagicZachary McWilliams1.681.95

The PB harvest

21 set · 6 still standing
  • Jordan Chen — 3×3 single 19.91: into the top 39.7% of the event's history.
  • Logan Swofford — 2×2 single 6.80: into the top 58.7% of the event's history.
  • Sanjeev Namjoshi — 3×3 single 35.94: into the top 71.8% of the event's history.
  • Alexander Goldberg — 4×4 single 1:58.72: into the top 81.1% of the event's history.
  • Sanjeev Namjoshi — 2×2 single 12.69: into the top 86.2% of the event's history.
  • Aditya Dargan — 3×3 blindfolded single 6:09.08: into the top 87.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

23 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 3,600 people who made their debut in 2009. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

5 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

38 competitors · 145 results · 8 events.

Everyone who competed

38 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.