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Berkeley Summer competition 2009

Berkeley, California · 27 June 2009 · 8 events · 48 competitors · 65 personal bests

Lucas Garron won three of the eight events (5×5, 3×3 blindfolded, Megaminx) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Dan Dzoan by 0.62 seconds. 48 competitors produced 65 personal bests, 16 of which still stand today, and four people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Edward Lin set the Pyraminx single continental record: 4.19.

Three wins
Lucas Garron — 5×5, 3×3 blindfolded, Megaminx
0.62s
closest final — 3×3 one-handed, Dan Dzoan over Jeremy Fleischman
65
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Phillip Espinoza12.0513.17
4×4Dan Dzoan53.9359.17
5×5Lucas Garron1:46.811:49.54
3×3 blindfoldedLucas Garron1:09.72
3×3 one-handedDan Dzoan18.6921.33
MegaminxLucas Garron1:55.402:07.88
PyraminxEdward Lin4.197.78
Square-1Takao Hashimoto (橋本貴夫)18.2221.49

The PB harvest

65 set · 16 still standing
  • Lebillie Wu — 3×3 single 12.00: into the top 13.9% of the event's history.
  • Lucas Garron — 3×3 blindfolded single 1:09.72: into the top 16.0% of the event's history.
  • Lucas Garron — Square-1 single 16.80: into the top 20.5% of the event's history.
  • Cameron Almasi — 4×4 single 54.22: into the top 29.8% of the event's history.
  • David Litwin — 3×3 single 25.13: into the top 52.9% of the event's history.
  • Travis Chen — 4×4 single 1:20.52: into the top 56.3% of the event's history.
  • Jared Hanson — 3×3 single 31.38: into the top 64.9% of the event's history.
  • Evan Ralston — 3×3 single 31.63: into the top 65.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

Four 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

48 competitors · 198 results · 8 events.

Everyone who competed

48 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.