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Berkeley Spring competition 2009

Berkeley, California · 25 April 2009 · 8 events · 60 competitors · 78 personal bests

Andy Tsao won three of the eight events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Square-1, won by Dene Beardsley by 0.15 seconds. 60 competitors produced 78 personal bests, 13 of which still stand today, and eight people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Dene Beardsley set the 5×5 single continental record: 1:37.78.

Three wins
Andy Tsao — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5
0.15s
closest final — Square-1, Dene Beardsley over Stephanie Chow
78
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Andy Tsao10.8311.90
4×4Andy Tsao47.8353.72
5×5Andy Tsao1:33.831:40.76
3×3 blindfoldedLucas Garron1:26.86
3×3 one-handedJeremy Fleischman19.4320.98
MegaminxLucas Garron2:02.532:20.51
PyraminxEdward Lin6.229.84
Square-1Dene Beardsley20.4423.97

The PB harvest

78 set · 13 still standing
  • Dan Dzoan — 3×3 one-handed single 15.06: into the top 8.2% of the event's history.
  • Darren Kwong — 3×3 one-handed single 19.03: into the top 17.9% of the event's history.
  • Aidan Wolter — 3×3 single 14.05: into the top 21.1% of the event's history.
  • Travis Chen — 3×3 single 14.72: into the top 23.5% of the event's history.
  • Emerson Herrmann — Square-1 single 21.18: into the top 30.6% of the event's history.
  • Brandan Tobin — 3×3 single 17.40: into the top 32.3% of the event's history.
  • Jeremy Fleischman — Square-1 single 24.19: into the top 37.2% of the event's history.
  • Emerson Herrmann — 4×4 single 1:01.63: into the top 38.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

Eight 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

8 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

60 competitors · 237 results · 8 events.

Everyone who competed

60 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.