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Big Cubes Summer competition 2009

Allentown, Pennsylvania · 26 July 2009 · 11 events · 27 competitors · 39 personal bests

Dan Cohen won six of the eleven events (5×5, 6×6, 7×7) and the closest final was the Master Magic, won by Dan Cohen by 0.13 seconds. 27 competitors produced 39 personal bests, 10 of which still stand today, and two people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Dan Cohen set the 5×5 single world record: 1:07.25.

Six wins
Dan Cohen — 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, Clock, Square-1, Master Magic
0.13s
closest final — Master Magic, Dan Cohen over Jonathan Choi
39
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
4×4Patrick Jameson48.6151.27
5×5Dan Cohen1:07.251:20.87
6×6Dan Cohen2:18.812:50.47
7×7Dan Cohen3:49.283:57.71
ClockDan Cohen9.2111.73
MegaminxTim Reynolds1:36.691:42.83
PyraminxSiraj Ali8.069.39
Square-1Dan Cohen13.0321.41
4×4 blindfoldedChris Hardwick5:58.02
5×5 blindfoldedChris Hardwick
Master MagicDan Cohen2.593.56

The PB harvest

39 set · 10 still standing
  • Ethan Rosen — Pyraminx single 7.65: into the top 33.3% of the event's history.
  • Siraj Ali — 4×4 single 58.80: into the top 35.2% of the event's history.
  • Siraj Ali — Megaminx single 2:05.31: into the top 48.8% of the event's history.
  • Ethan Rosen — Clock single 16.59: into the top 54.0% of the event's history.
  • Kyle Barry — 5×5 single 2:13.43: into the top 57.3% of the event's history.
  • David Cohen — Pyraminx single 13.71: into the top 76.5% of the event's history.
  • Kian Barry — Square-1 single 52.27: into the top 78.1% of the event's history.
  • David Cohen — Clock single 27.31: into the top 80.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

Two 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

4 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

27 competitors · 134 results · 11 events.

Everyone who competed

27 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.