Competitions · United States
Boulder 2009
Boulder, Colorado · 19 September 2009 · 8 events · 42 competitors · 50 personal bests
Dan Dzoan won three of the eight events (3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Dan Dzoan by 0.35 seconds. 42 competitors produced 50 personal bests, 31 of which still stand today, and nine people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
AJ Blair took a 2×2 single of 23.83 down to 8.33, 65 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Dan Dzoan | 11.00 | 13.13 |
| 2×2 | Anthony McKnight | 4.56 | 6.56 |
| 4×4 | Dan Dzoan | 51.71 | 56.61 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Anthony McKnight | 1:56.56 | 2:17.85 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Dan Dzoan | 19.50 | 22.51 |
| Megaminx | Anthony McKnight | 1:32.90 | 1:39.77 |
| Square-1 | Takao Hashimoto (橋本貴夫) | 16.75 | 25.25 |
| Magic | Takao Hashimoto (橋本貴夫) | 1.15 | 1.69 |
The PB harvest
50 set · 31 still standing- Anthony McKnight — 3×3 single 13.50: into the top 19.2% of the event's history.
- Josh Rotholz — 3×3 single 15.78: into the top 27.1% of the event's history.
- Anthony McKnight — 4×4 single 54.41: into the top 30.0% of the event's history.
- Anthony McKnight — Megaminx single 1:32.90: into the top 30.0% of the event's history.
- Anthony McKnight — 2×2 single 4.56: into the top 33.7% of the event's history.
- Josh Rotholz — 4×4 single 59.80: into the top 36.3% of the event's history.
- Raymond Chard — 3×3 single 18.78: into the top 36.5% of the event's history.
- Lee Pappas — 3×3 single 19.00: into the top 37.1% of the event's history.
First-timers
Nine 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
No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.
The field
42 competitors · 156 results · 8 events.
Everyone who competed
42 competitors- Adam Zamora
- AJ Blair
- Alex Clarke
- Allen Lowry
- Anthony McKnight
- Caleb Byars
- Cree Butcher
- Curt Higgins
- Dan Dzoan
- Dan Knights
- Daniel Hayes
- David Musante
- Eric Brunson
- Jackson Warley
- Jacob Ramirez Furlong
- James Creswell
- Jason Mechling
- Jeremy Fleischman
- Jillian Metcalf
- Joelle Sostheim
- Josh Rotholz
- Justin Pappas
- Kevin Wehmeier
- Lauren Hanrahan
- Lee Gun-Woo
- Lee Pappas
- Matthew Stephens
- Michael Grimsley
- Michael Palone
- Nathan Cole
- Randy De Lanez
- Raymond Chard
- Rebecca Wren
- Richard Creswell
- Ryan Lybarger
- Shelley Chang
- Takao Hashimoto (橋本貴夫)
- TJ Leing
- Vamshi Arugonda
- Vani Topkar
- Ved Topkar
- Will Piers
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.