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Brown Cubing Day 2009

Providence, Rhode Island · 12 December 2009 · 10 events · 34 competitors · 46 personal bests

Rowe Hessler won six of the ten events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Master Magic, won by Tim Reynolds by 0.21 seconds. 34 competitors produced 46 personal bests, 13 of which still stand today, and eight people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Rowe Hessler set the 2×2 average world record: 2.45.

Six wins
Rowe Hessler — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed, Square-1
0.21s
closest final — Master Magic, Tim Reynolds over Bob Burton
46
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Rowe Hessler9.1611.04
2×2Rowe Hessler1.032.45
4×4Rowe Hessler50.031:00.57
5×5Rowe Hessler1:43.781:46.04
3×3 blindfoldedTyson Mao (毛台勝)2:25.972:46.67
3×3 one-handedRowe Hessler15.8021.29
PyraminxArthur Adams5.468.56
Square-1Rowe Hessler29.8841.25
MagicTim Reynolds1.181.21
Master MagicTim Reynolds3.083.77

The PB harvest

46 set · 13 still standing
  • John Tamanas — 2×2 single 1.55: into the top 2.4% of the event's history.
  • Elliot Penson — 2×2 single 2.03: into the top 4.9% of the event's history.
  • Jackson Weisman — Pyraminx single 6.59: into the top 24.6% of the event's history.
  • Jackson Weisman — 3×3 single 17.25: into the top 31.8% of the event's history.
  • Elliot Penson — Pyraminx single 7.72: into the top 33.9% of the event's history.
  • Jackson Weisman — 4×4 single 1:24.58: into the top 59.6% of the event's history.
  • Joe Epstein — Pyraminx single 11.22: into the top 62.1% of the event's history.
  • Kurt Bilis — Magic single 1.94: into the top 62.8% 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

3 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

34 competitors · 177 results · 10 events.

Everyone who competed

34 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.